My recommendation to you is to get very good at understanding the dollar value of your marketplace's rents and common expenditures.

@Spencer StevensWhat @Daniel Hyman said, plus some common sense.

@Michael SwanYes...we talked on the phone last year...you gave me some great tips on how to find a PM and an agent as well as some great advice on how things are in the Winter Months compared to the rest of the country....you covered a few other things as well and I took copiuos notes during our 15-20 minute conversation. 

I think the more common theme you'll see from these forums is people interested in financial independence through real estate investing.

The BP app seems really bad..too many things to go into detail.....I avoid it and have to log in each time with chrome...I have better experience  from.laptop than phone..Is it on my end? 

I know the safe and common advice is to rent where you know. 

In short, I won't use the common excuse that the California market is to saturated or overpriced to find cashflow, I know there is opportunity everywhere.

I'm guessing with everything it's probably closer to 120-130 psf which is a little more common for quick base build. 

I  just do craigslist. i don't put my phone number because i want to pre-screen via email. otherwise you will have calls whenever it is most convenient for the caller and that can be any time. 

It might be worth a phone call (as usually its available for free on the listing) - but in my experience FSBO prices are drastically over priced and the seller's have an abnormal understanding of what their house will sell for.Next, I'd hit up back taxes.