Not at a crazy pace but homes are being sold.  

Business can most certainly be conducted here in California it's just at a different pace than the Midwest and you really need to know what you are doing and watch your back.

A new CRM is on my agenda as well. 

Technically, that’s no longer a renewal - that’s a renegotiation of the contract and had we known we would’ve accepted another offer.The whole thing is bizarre, I have a sense they have an agenda they’re not disclosing because at this price range, with kids enrolled in great private schools nearby, our experience has been the opposite - families wanting to lock the house down at their sole option for x years at x price.The arguments the tenants presented are very bizarre as well (what if lightning strikes the house, or I decide to adopt 4 children and need more rooms, what if I need laser surgery only available in Europe).

My old boss had it a part of his weekly agenda to take out 2 wholesalers every week.

On the other side of the ledger, what are showing strains and an inability to keep escalating at the same pace, are rents.So, in order to find more cash flow, something has to give.  

BiggerPockets' rental calculator indicates it should cashflow $7500 per month after all expenses (including HST on short-term rental income) are input, assuming 3% vacancy; 4% repairs; 5% CapEx; 8% management and assuming appreciation merely keeps pace with inflation.  

I would suggest that you look over the agenda that is on their website now and decide which presentations that you want to attend.

I'm a newbie currently in NYC, but looking to relocate for both a change of pace and more beginner friendly real estate opportunities (looking at Dallas).

I am preparing to submit my first NC PACES Act (Crowdfunding) offering and am curious if anyone has used this method for raising money.