I have always had a passion for real estate from watching HGTV to DIY missions.  

Of course, prices in the city are insane--families are looking at areas such as Mission Terrace, Outer Richmond/sunset, Glen Park areas to live. 2) Out of state investing is not as scary as it sounds--go visit a market or two, connect with people from those markets on BP, and you'll find out that there's not a lot of barriers to investing out of state.3) Buying a multi-unit in the E.Bay, living in a unit, and renting the others can be a great investment.

Nor have I done credit or background checks.I think getting to know a person and social judgment is underrated.

If it's instead that you have 300k to spend and the house is paid off and with social security or other retirement you eek by then I would think about if I want to do that or not.I get it that people want peace of mind but I think that comes more from a recurring income stream.Can you imagine having 100k,200k, 500k a year coming in from investments and you only live off of 70k??

Thank you again for the welcome guys i really think i will love this Social Website.

@Joshua Dorkin  This website is the best social networking site for investors!

My partner sees what he does as a mission - he helps to give back to the city by helping people get into houses, and the blue collar areas also get fixed up as there is more home ownership.

HD will want your social security number, which you CANNOT give.

You are doing the right thing by getting "social".

I also try to spend some time on BP everyday (some days I have more time than others).I also spend some time with daily/weekly tasks:- reviewing financials- updating bookkeeping- checking on on-going projects- putting in offers- updating website/social media sites- updating contact databaseThe rest of my time spent on real estate investing is dealing with specific things that may not come up every day.