Hope to meet you sometime!

Monica.BP is great for networking and meeting other investors.

Its been difficult meeting broker and clients who are interested in it.

I would look for a market with solid cash flow but that is likely to appreciate and has a history of appreciation (do your research but maybe the Pacific Northwest has cities that meet this criteria).If you do decide to invest in San Diego I would suggest looking into a owner occupied (house hacking) detached duplex to quad financed via a VA loan. 

These piles are driven into the soil until it meets the required depth and torque resistance, which indicates that the helix has reached a layer of soil that provides adequate bearing capacity.

Also, he wants to know I have all the financing in place before he'll check on the current upkeep of the property (i.e. roof, hot water heater, etc.).

It's inexpensive and You'll meet lots of great like minded people there.

Anish,Investing 600K to get $100 cash flow doesn't sound to me like a good plan :)I think you can invest it much more efficient if you just look out of state.It will give you a much better price to rent ratio, plus in many states, laws are landlord friendly and not tenants friendly as in CA.If you want to learn more about out of state investments please feel free to check this meet up group:meetup.com/Los-Gatos-Real-Estate-Networking-Meetup/

Our next meeting will host the one and only John Schaub.

Norwood itself would also be good to consider as there is some variety of neighborhoods and buildings that that should meet your price point requirements.