Hi @Wilhelm Nothnagel As someone who lives in SF, is an out of state RE investor, and has two kids in SFUSD public schools, here are a couple of thoughts from my perspective:1) If you choose to live in SF, you can find a good public school, especially an elementary school, if you don't just look for the "top-rated" schools but get out, go on school tours, and talk to parents who send their children to those schools.

My parents home that they bought in 1972 for 35k... for instance in Cupertino...

My business partner just moved back home to live near his parents in Cleveland.

I knew real estate was the way to go because my parents had such success, but I wasn't really educated and still got lucky.

You can get gift fund from your parents, family etc. as a down payment.

Background story:My parent's went though a divorce and my mom owns the house.

I remember when I was in elementary school a friend of mine told me his parents bought houses, fixed them up, and then sold them.

I won't get involved with someone's stash unless they had kids and I'd mention it to the parents, if it was just some tokers I'd probably ignore it unless it was a very large bag......then it's dealing and I may revert back to my first comment.

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