@William Johnny if you only have $250-$500/month you probably don’t have enough to invest now as you would likely need some sort of a down payment and reserves.

I like the seasonality.

Being a different type of real estate and nothing like it around I can get realistically $1,500- $1,700 a bed being a different realm of real estate (especially in my area). 

Sounds like you have your hands full and they might get even fuller being available 24/7 and not passing on any opportunities! 

This is likely to be an area I would like to stay in long term and build a portfolio.I did the @Dave Meyer live pro workshop to find a market and have the following insight.

I would like to emphasize that you should not invest for tax benefits alone, you should be investing in things that you like and understand before anything else.

If a job needs a crew or individual specialized enough that importing them to an area is required, then they are likely part of a high-value deal.

Decent purchase price to rent ratioSome of the areas I'm looking into are:HaywardSan LeandroOakleyConcordPleasant HillBrentwoodTracyMantecaTurlockModestoSacramentoMy concern about some of the areas specifically in the Central Valley (often recommended here on BP) like Fresno, Turlock, etc, is that looking at numbers the appreciation doesn't seem to meet the mark for me (purchase price to rent ratio is decent, but equity isn't very good), so I'm generally focused more on the SF Bay Area.Any recommendations on cities or areas would be extremely helpful. 

I would also like to hear of any investor's experiences with multi-family in this region, along with any realtor recommendations that you may have. 

It sounds like you had a property under contract to buy and that your realtor (team lead) has told you that has been terminated. 1.