With that said, the barriers to entry are certainly harder per market... for example, flipping a house in San Francisco is going to require a lot more capital than flipping a house in Manchester, NH. 

I don’t have the thousands of dollars needed for a down payment on a home, and I’m wondering if there is anyways I can get a multi family home in Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland.

I’m hoping to find something in San Diego, so I can start and learn on a property that is local. 

I'm looking for comps for the Birdrock/La Jolla area. If anybody has the inside scoop please let me know! I need to do some basic cashflow modeling for a potential multifamily development. 

I moved to San Diego, CA, in San Marcos area to be specific.

Its going to cost a lot more to invest in San Francisco, CA than Gary, Indiana. 

It's still free money after all, just not as much free money.If it were me, I would hold onto it for another couple years to meet the 121 tests, maybe rehab a bit to make it a 5/3 as you said (sans mother in law), and see if you can up the profit.

Interesting article of the domestic migration trends in 2018 with charts.As mortgage rates climb, affordability in the most expensive markets has suffered, driving more people to affordable, low-tax inland job centers in states like Florida, Texas and Tennessee.In the third quarter of 2018 people continued to move away from high-cost coastal markets like San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., in increasing numbers.

For 30K, they offer the following, a six week webinar, 3 day in person tax lien tour into the process, 4 day in person real estate summit. during the last 2 days of the summit, they will take you out in San Diego and you will actually buy a rehab property.

I live in San Diego.