If I was in your position I would look to air bnb or VRBO the property you purchase in San Diego this way you will have less negative cash flow than if you were to rent it out to a long term tenant. 

It currently is tenant occupied until October 2024 and after they move out I plan to use as a short term rental.

I'm particularly passionate about Mid-term and Long-term Rentals.Outside of real estate, I enjoy reading and going to concerts.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

I have a deal in my hands of 7 mobile homes all on separate .25 acre lots and all rented out to long term tenants.

I’ve started off with buying equity in a new build that cash flows as a mid term rental.

We would like to start building our portfolio with a long term rental, preferably a duplex, using a property manager.

Average vacancy term on a renovation project: 3-6 mos. unless severely damaged (i.e. fire).

There are several notable Non-QM lenders that offer reasonable terms on 5-8 units and very strong borrowers (with half the networth of the amount they're seeking to borrow) can go up to 29 units. 

So the long term average will be more important, but you will not know that for awhile.

But I would have the access to the MA MLS also, that can be helpful in terms of wholesaling.