Would love to meet anyone in this area to exchange experience in analyzing deals and finding markets.

Your property taxes can only go up 2% a year unless you sell it (reassessed at market value for the new buyer) or add new construction/major renovation (reassessment but there's no precise formula I can find online for San Francisco Bay Area.

Cable And InternetFor larger properties, there are certain cable and internet providers that may be willing to provide a hefty payment in exchange for the exclusive rights to offer their services in the community.

I’ll be doing a 1031 Exchange in June and am looking for a properties prices ~$1M.

As @Conner Olsen mentions, I'd simultaneously look into partnering with someone more advanced and provide capital in exchange for learning the ropes.

The ideal referral would be someone you have personally worked with who is local to the Greater Los Angeles area, who knows how to handle accounting for income properties, and preferably also has experience with 1031 exchanges.

Hey all,I'm doing my first 1031 exchange.

Would a 1031 Exchange apply?

I am willing to work with/help more experienced investors in exchange for the experience and knowledge I would gain as a result.

Sometimes the tenants win on really trivial procedural things those who think they can self-manager get wrong, such as precise timing for rent increase paperwork (LA has rent control).