In Southern California, multi-family properties offer potential for appreciation along with some cash flow, given the steady population and desirable market, but higher property costs, taxes, and insurance can eat into your profits, and finding a suitable unit in your budget might be competitive.

Yes, we flipped it to get a chunk of money to invest in other properties, but the chunk somehow slowly disappeared taking care of 3 kids, eating out, etc.Maybe what I learned is to get your financial house in order first. 

As for the postcards, I listened to a BP podcast before where a person had success when the put a picture of an animal on front because the thought was people warmed to it better.

HUD Reasonable accommodation paperwork which is usually filed for an Emotional Support Animal.  

Also, Ive bought office supplies, went out to eat with contractors, and more, should I be using a business credit card? 

Animal dander sticks to the walls, fans, fixtures, etc.

Higher prices but you eat less. 

Gotta eat that mistake.

And yet the millionaires are buying up coastal real estate, all while tell common folks to stop eating beef and driving SUVs.

Starting from the basic, a house has laundry and a refrigerator and a place to eat, to be with your family.