I'd like to say that this website, forum and podcast has helped tremendously in providing content that is easily consumable, searchable and applicable to those on the hunt for financial freedom through real estate.  

Our goal really is to maximize ROI with regards to the updates and not go overboard.Supply/demand for GCs in the SF Bay Area is all sorts of out of whack, in favor of the GC and not the consumer. 

It’s definitely time consuming to drive up and down “the hill” for meetings with property managers and contractors ... but as i’m getting closer to having a full team of trustworthy individuals up there i feel less and less need to make the commute.

Just got done listening to a podcast by Whitney Sewell and he was interviewing the dude who wrote this:https://www.amazon.com/Diligence-Handbook-Commerci...Good place to start anyway...hope that helps

Do you use a certain regulation handbook you can refer for d.c., I typically go to D.C.

Rich Dad Poor Dad, Millionaire Real Estate Investor, Multi- Family Millions (Dave Lindahl), ABC’s of Real Estate Investing, The Book on Rental Property Investing, Hold, The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing, The Due Diligence Handbook for Commercial Real Estate, Millionaire Real Estate Agent, The Book on Managing Rental Properties (Brandon Turner), The Emyth RevistitedCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate, Emerging Real Estate Markets ,The ABC’s of Property Management, Wheelbarrow Profits, The One Thing, Outliers, Start with Why, David and Goliath, Chasing Excellence, Extreme Ownership, The Compound Effect, The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Be Obsessed or Be Average, The 10x Rule, The Obstacle is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, Am I Being Too Subtle, 48 Laws of Power, Atlas Shrugged, Man’s Search For Meaning, Sapiens, Tools of Titans, Four Hour Work Week.

It is not my intent to undermine or disparage their business model and also think it is great for consumers to have options.

So I’m going to be more of a consumer of this thread than a contributor.But since you asked, I really do absolutely no marketing.  

Compliance is nearly impossible when there is a consumer on the buying end.

This assumes you're not carrying a bunch of consumer debt and have some emergency savings in addition to what you need to purchase your 1st place.