I hope this meet up continues that far down the line!

I recommend QuickBooks Pro DesktopYou can keep track of all your properties Income minus expenses giving you your bottom line per property by using the Class Feature in QuickBooks. 

I went with $650 for a 2 bed 1 bath.

Opening it up, digging down a bit...this is what I find...the little squiggly lines are small roots etc.

High achievers always move the goal line out anyway; so, tying your happiness to the end result rather than daily action can result in unhappiness along the way.Regarding real estate investing, add value...it speeds up the wealth building process.

Should i look to investors/ loan/ line of credit and borrow money or wait like a year and save up?

Our plan is to purchase a 2 bed 2 bath condo near downtown, or near the university, Airbnb one of the rooms while we are living there, and in June when his contract is up, we plan to move out and rent the entire condo out long term.

Thanks Lee, but the Los Angeles (city) building code is very hard to decipher, and the city gives conflicting opinions when asked (after 1+ hours waiting in line), and no authoritative opinions before submitting complete plans.

I have a Private Investor lined up and ready to go !

As you can might imagine in my line of work non recourse is not available at least at the level I am at..