I think there are some pockets in the bay area you can find breakeven or cash flow. one option is to do house hacking and then to transition to multifamily. hope it helps.

An "in transition" or "up and coming" area.At the asking price, the numbers work out too, over $100 per door after 20% reserved for CapEx and Vacancy (total, not each).But...

I'm totally new to real estate looking to transition over from the trucking industry. 

I've been in the business since 2011 and now have made up my mind to transition out and start to apply my skills that I have acquired for my family's long-term financial future.Im just starting out I'm and I am in the process of finding my first deal which will be a house hack.

I've also seen management stay on during a transition.

With the way the neighborhood is transitioning demographically i think it would be best to do the nicer upgrades in areas such as the kitchen and bathroom. 

Both are near downtown, but in transitioning communities. 

I also want to make the transition as easy as possible for her and provide as much notice as I can.

Grandson friend may be staying over night with them as of right now during the transitioning, but not 100% sure. 3.

The temperature change between what's happening at the entryway and what's happening in the rest of the space is too much for the MDF to handle.Of course the tenants may have tracked in some salt-laden wet and not mopped it up immediate, or left their wet books on the laminate and some moisture got into the seams, or, or, or...Chop out the area by the back door, put in some tile in that area, transition molding to cover the gap.