If you are buying in the bay area, you need to be comfortable with the property only appreciating unless you are open to putting down 50-70% down on the property. 

But strictly going by the numbers, it's borderline OK, depending on the type of market.

Just a heads up for future reference.

I own a couple rentals in the area that I am looking to refinance.

Then divide that cost by the amount of time between now and then and that's how much you should be putting aside for Capex.For general maintenance, the age and condition of the building will play into that.

Get the biggest house you can afford and rent the other rooms out to military with BAH.1.  

Should I just raise it a little per year to get it closer?

Prepare the listing on your end for when the evolve finishes.

We have done all kinds of deals on our own ranging from buying, selling, flips, BRRRRs, and now are also invested in commercial properties along with our SFR portfolio.After retiring from the Navy last summer (2023) and working in a corporate office for 18 months, I have made the leap to working for REI Nation, the country's premier turnkey investment property company.

We want a camera system that:1) Connects to internet for remote monitoring via an office computer (not just a mobile device)2) Has motion-sensor alerts3) Records to the cloud, so a thief can't disable/steal the camera to hide their identityWe plan to remove these cameras once a property is rented and reinstall at the next vacant rental.Wi-Fi connection to internet is possible, but we'd also like to look into cellular connections to internet.What suggestions do you have please?