It might benefit you to engage someone that understands real estate investing to be able to take advantage of these discounts, as well as use them to double check your work until to you grow to a point where it makes sense to outsource.

Having a renter that cares and has the skills to do minor upkeep makes a ton a sense for me.

I don't want to spend the money to individually meter the units, it doesn't make sense financially. 

@Dan Heuschele Thank you for the input Dan, I honestly hadn't looked at wholesaling that way, but it makes complete sense.

If you have deep pockets and want to speculate on appreciation then I understand why this may make sense in "certain" situations. 

These things are done frequently but rarely make a lot of sense. 

If you can find a deal that even makes sense. 

Investing out of state in your situation doesn't make any sense.

It's really helpful and makes a lot of sense.

You want to get started in real estate investing, but you look around at the sky-high prices in the Bay Area and nothing seems to make sense... what's a beginning investor to do?