We've spent a good deal of time building relationships with asset managers who have large portfolios and sell off small pools.

You aren't going to be able to scale up because you don't have a profitable pool of money to pull from on your next deal.If you go the route of financing, and you aren't making money, then you're going to end up paying money out of your own pocket in order to not lose the house - and you aren't going to get any more financing because you aren't making any money.Without knowing what your net income is (which the OP doesn't in his original post), then you don't know if you're making money.  

(I seem to stand alone in the "Let's not leverage our primary home" pool, I'm just a scardy pants I guess)So, the above remains true however the home you linked is in Castro Valley-So much different than Oakland.

The $300/month would be for my largest detached unit (4/2) that has both a front and backyard with a patio deck.There are many that think my cap expense estimate is too high   I believe most of them have not taken the time to try to calculate it   Plus I hope they are correct because if they are my profits are better than I estimated (so higher estimated cap expense than actual cap expense is a good thing, is safe).I would be interested in what other investors from So Cal with at least a decade experience use for their cap expense estimates.Hope this helps  

We installed a brand new roof including all brand new plywood, new wood-look tile flooring, carpet, cabinets, stainless steel appliances, quartz counter tops, windows, new sliding glass door, ceilings fans, fixtures, replastered and new tile to the pool and put in new pump and filter, landscaping, brand new garage door and opened up the kitchen for a more open floor plan plus many other repairs, the list goes on and on.  

It's like fixing up an old Camaro or Mustang that's been sitting uncovered in someone's backyard for years. 

Yes it's in my backyard and I have 100 SFH's and other smaller multifamily properties. 

@Nathan Poole Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

We also improved the house with custom closets, landscaping, curtain rods, additional cabinets, fencing the back yard...We also lived below our means so we could buy stocks.We participated in an employee discount stock purchase plan.  

This would allow for the pooling of both IRA and solo 401k funds in the same LLC.