Ideally, others could contribute to pages for their neighborhoods, and a homepage would showcase a sampling of what's on the neighborhood pages.I live and some own rentals in the NW area of Philadelphia (in W. 

The trick here is ideally having multiple buyers before offering to purchase - not an easy thing to do when starting an REI business, and even less so in BC, where profit margins are slim.Regards. 

If you qualify for it - truly self-directed Solo 401k would be ideal option for you in my opinion. 

Look at what works best for you and get good advice (ideally by those with both credentials and street cred like rentals or rei background).

Ideally looking for something that factors a buy&hold strategy for SFR using all cash acquisition+rehab and/or OPM as well as the refinance info to repay the OPM portion of the acquisition.

Not ideal but it will work. 20% down, same interest rate at 5.125% and a 12 year term.

My struggle is this: Ideally I would like to buy my first rental property within driving distance so that I can manage it myself - but as we all know, the Bay Area is quite expensive.

Generally it isn't ideal or smart for someone in my position to take on a $8-20k debt to get started in REI.

Warning, this movie is not for the landlord who is weak of heart!  

That's how all my MF investments are structured, and it works ideally for our needs.