I totaled the loss of rent and eviction expense and it was north of $9000.

This makes it very secure [more than wall street] for them.All of my lenders enjoy strong double digit annual returns and only spend a few hours a year [making wire transfers] to realize this profit.Yes, I am biased when it comes to RE or Wall Street - but ponder this and you'll see why:  We all know bankers are some of the most penny pinching individuals on the planet, right?  

You might want to check with the city to make sure you can have a 4 plex on that street.

You need a local broker who knows the area well and can pull comps for you on price and rents and give you their perspective.I am not from the area, but just from looking at google maps/street view I think you may have a hard time finding tenants who will want to live there.  

I'm also associated with the North San Diego Real Estate Investors Association.

OTOH having the condo HOA is like carrying around permanent dead weight.My gut says go with an SFH on a decent street in fruitvale, within walking distance to the Bart station.

Totally ware that DC is expensive (I own a condo in the NoMA neighborhood), which is why I'm looking north towards Baltimore and east towards Annapolis.

I am looking for any opportunities in Southern California from South Los Angeles - North Orange County. 

I'm originally from Northern California, from a small town called Sea Ranch, about 2.5 hours North of San Francisco and moved to Charleston in 2011.  

I'm also interested in connecting with serious like minded people in north Jersey.