Do not cut any corners on estimates to make something look better on paper but is not real..Track all income and expenses by project and in report form and review them regularly with a few other people you trust and understand your goals and plans.   

The rest of the work can be handled by a handyman that the PM hires and oversees them Having the onsite manager is cheaper than my regular PM company when you consider all the costs of his rent, management, landscaping, and repairs.

I am also interested in groups that can not be tied to a single location but may meet via a web based medium at a regular frequency. 

Steering investors away from condos due to the fact that the Board could change their rental policy out of the blue is something I have seen pretty regularly on BP.  

Two of them are regulars here on bigger pockets and very successful.

There are many hang ups to going the regular commercial route; length of time self employed, full doc may not work because you write stuff off or the DCR may not work etc...If you want a portfolio lender, there are several out there that offer no income verification, no seasoning, and no specific length of time self employed.Hope this helps,Stephanie  

Use your regular job (W-2 income)to leverage a 2-4 unit property. 

I do visit SF regularly as well !

Its not  bad program but compare with regular internet rate and see if its make sense to take higher rate. 

Track all income and expenses of your projects in report form and review that regularly with people you trust in an attempt to reduce expenses and increase income.