However, they dont want to be anywhere near the loan or title because they dont want any lawsuit liability from my STR.With my income and credit score, the terms for DSCR loans or conventional investment are not good.They own their primary residence in cash and its value is around 2 million.

@Hoa NguyenIt depends on the capital provider.

So in short, yes, investors are still buying properties in San Diego, but not all, it depends on what they are looking for.

Depends on if you are buying as a primary or investment home.

SEO is awesome, but takes time and depends on how much competition there is.

Something to note, if you pay cash for the house and later require access to those funds, utilizing a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) allows you to retrieve that money.Secondly, the right approach for investing depends on several factors.

It depends on how much you're willing to spend. 

@Dairek Lewis yes, it's possible but depends on what and where you are looking. 

It all depends on your goals and what is important to you.

My personal opinion is that this would be a very buyer-dependent situation.