Save your money, get a 30 year or a 40 year or an IO loan and bank your money for cash flow and go invest in other properties.

That is a skill that you as the owner will need to develop otherwise you will try to get bids from contractors and be comparing apples and oranges.

So, even though it's all technically San Antonio, it's really not always apples to apples to look at long term appreciation potential for the city as a whole.Good rule of thumb - if you want appreciation, aim for areas in demand that have a finite amount of land available and you should do well. 

Ideally she needs an android or ios app with cloud sync to desktop that would allow her to enter her daily expenses and also register contacts, appointments, register by value potentials, register confirmed deals with expected pay out dates and therefore be able to run reports and track her expected payouts against the dreaded known expenses (rent, mortgage, medical etc).

I have the problem on iOS 7.x, as I haven't upgraded yet. 

One question on #2 (about the IRA not being allowed to have an, I guess we'll say "Exuberant," or beyond market average return): if an investor purchased any stock in the early years of some major corporations just before their future surge in value (Netflix, Apple, Google, etc), there would be no legal ramifications for the equity appreciation in that non-self directed IRA, right?

Many internet  companies are moving into the venice area (silicon Beach) and Playa Vista has a number of internet companies, and Apple is moving in.

Adelanto my be less appealing to some compared to areas in Hesperia, Victorville, and Apple Valley but I think it might be a good place to start.

Just make sure you are comparing apples to apples.

I’m a 20 year old real estate agent in NYC. I focus on rentals and sales all across manhattan. I love real estate and opportunities are everywhere but my main goal is to be a real estate investor