I just moved to the Bay Area, CA in January after getting married on New Years. 

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.16 units 4-4 unit buildings on one property each unit has a garage bay included and additional parking out front as well.

In Tampa Bay, our sales continue to increase month-over-month while listings continue to decrease and rent price is increasing year-over-year. 

Looks like I waited too long and all the rooms are booked at the Hilton bay front.  

Assuming you have a finite amount of time/effort/energy, in the current market it's far more likely that you'd find/convince a seller to let the fourplex go for a smaller price tag (if this is true in the SF Bay Area, hard to imagine it's not also true in PA, but I don't know that market and can't confirm...), which is another equally effective way to lower the payment.

location - SF bay area but open to anywhere in California or booming states.

Investment Info:
Other buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $385,000

Cash invested: $270,000

Borrower paid cash for property and needed some minor rehab funds and start up funds to open day c...

I am living in the California Bay Area, and looking for guidance on a starting point for out of state rental property investing.

I'm a broker in the Tampa Bay area, and I'm of the opinion that no special skills are required of your agent to present an offer that includes seller financing. 

Bay Area contains nearly 8 million people spread over 9 counties.