I don't think I will be withdrawing my contritions anytime soon.

You're best bet will be to read through the Atlanta specific forums found here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...  

I'd love to connect anytime, you can reach out to me on Facebook or email.

Bay Area SFH investors are mainly bet on appreciation, and the long term rental not able to CF. 

Please, feel free to reach out anytime if you have other questions or just want to chat!

I'm not accredited and have no intention of being so any time soon. 

I don’t think prices will be going down any time soon though as last time I checked due to covid/supply chain/labor issues we are about 5.6 million units behind.  

Look at it like this, would you rather keep getting money every month from a property that could stop cash flowing at any time depending on the tenants situation or have the potential of having to make repairs as the longer you keep something the more likely that becomes......... or would you rather just get that lump some of money all at once so you can move around or get another property?

My wife and I were able to use the equity in our first home to cover the 20% required for a conventional loan; will most likely be your best bet if your gf has the equity for it. 

With that said, however, it is also important to note that anybody can sue you for anything at any time, and even if each property is in a separate LLC, they may look for a reason to justify their case.