It's a long shot at this point, but I currently own a 4-unit bldg here in San Diego, and am working on a possible 1031 exchange into a 14-unit building also here in San Diego.Aside from the obvious differences in scale and financing, are there any laws, pitfalls, difficulties, etc that arise from owning commercial that aren't present with residential multi-family, particularly as it pertains to the People's Republic of California?

Rents in SoCal are up.I'm curious how time consuming it would be to do rent comps for LA County and San Bernardino County.I'm actually starting to consider multi units in all cities in the above listed counties.

There is a good firm I think in San Deigo that specializes in helping first timers. can't recall the name but google the subject I bet they come up

It is located in Rialto, CA (San Bernardino county).

I am a fan of San Antonio, always a great market, IMHO. 

 $650 seems to be closer to the norm.Places like Boston, NYC, Austin, Berkeley, San Francisco and LA are all going to have several areas where $1000/head will be a treat for the paying parents.  

If I can't find 2%+, it just tells me the market is overpriced.In the San Francisco Bay Area homes appreciate quite nicely.

In San Antonio it is difficult to get multiple water meters for the same property if it is not zoned as multi family.

I would appreciate any recommendations regarding a real estate attorney and/or a CPA in the San Jose, CA area.  

Looking for a Real Estate agent in San Antonio who is East Side savvy.