Great place to start looking, even further north and north west along I-10, are still great locations for healthcare workers.

I'd actually started a conversation with him in this regard.  

Start with the California Association of Realtors Residential Lease Agreement.

I’ve started this journey with the end in mind (positive energy only) 😊

Starting small with units under $400K is wise, and you can grow from there as you learn more.

I would personally encourage you to use debt if you are looking to wait 3 years to get started though.

I'm not too sure yet, but I am excited and looking forward to chat with you all about these ideas.

I have 1 rental property that is a duplex as a house hack and the tenant that has been living there for about 3 months now is giving me some problems(not anything that cant be talked about and solved over conversation...

Stay away from occupied properties since you can't get rid occupant for at least 90 days before start eviction process ( new law ) I'm going thru this right now and it is very very frustrating.

In reality it may lead you to some kind of shell company with no contact info or 'friend of a friend with a license', but it's at least a good place to start