That’ll be good in sifting through opportunities but I don’t want to skirt pass you identifying your desire/need for mentorship.

The ones I have in my home require cleaning and maintenance, and I have my doubts about people keeping up with it.

With an S-corp you are required by the IRS to put yourself on payroll, pay reasonable compensation wage, and provide yourself a W-2 along with all other necessary payroll filings. 

Just looked at some economic data in that area and it looks like they have pretty solid underlying fundamentals: jobs, population growth, desirability, affordability.

Would an owner occupant find this property desirable?

Also if it is a drainage access that is likely different and the town may have requirements.

I have to adhere to the Bank Secrecy Act and the Anti Money Laundering provisions of the Patriot Act as a bank which requires I document and report transaction activity to try to ferret out money laundering, straw purchases, structuring and so on.

Grow organically and make your own relationships, with always the desire to network more. 

The good part about practices is that they require less fiscal investment and generally can be better "cash cows" than a business.  

This would require a high down payment and I would be splitting equity with my partner.Option 3 Don’t Buy in San Diego: I am open to investing out of state but would likely not house hack and instead would setup a LTR or STR.