Transcribing transactions from bank statements, posting transactions to the correct accounts, and then manually creating an income statement, statement of owner's equity and a balance sheet is a fairly time consuming process and I have not been able to keep up with the book keeping between my regular work responsibilities.What accounting software do people recommend? 

Best of luck there, it's a great town with good people.

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

In-person networking and meetups are great for meeting people and connecting with others in the industry.

People who have maturities coming up shortly and do not have the 20-25% equity to refinance or if they do in one project they are using one deal to support others. you have to treat each deal separetely and make sure they each support themselves long term.

There are still a ton of jobs and people continuing to move into that market. 

This is the same sort of criteria a lender uses to qualify people for mortgages.

I get that sharing a house isn't ideal but some people love the house hacking approach.Personally, if I own one piece of real estate, I want it to be the one I live in.

What markets are people targeting in Northern California? 

Think of it as not just selling a house, but selling potential.First, let’s talk marketing—you need to get the right people looking at this property.