Another option would be to continue with the single family approach and leverage some contractor help to speed up the process. 

And it gets worse when you look at mountain/ski towns where PM fees are often higher with a shorter peak season...yikes. 

I am also a member of Central Florida Realty Investors (CFRI) and they have welcomed me with open arms.aaaaaaand that basically brings you up to speed! 

When they ran high speed internet/cable in the area of my 8-plex they offered to wire the whole building all at once for free.

Jacci, Sam,I saw this thread and it immediately peaked my interest. 

https://www.mocoshow.com/blog/a-sneak-peak-at-the-...Lipstick on a pig? 

I am local in SFBA and up to speed on most news.

I'd visit both in Fall/Winter/Spring (Nov-April), when the weather is perfect, as well as the peak part of Summer (July/August/September) when it's scorching hot.

Current inventory is still extremely low compare to last housing peak at June 2006. 

I need to decide in the next few days of whether to put my savings into the real estate fund or save it for a down payment, but I do not want to buy in the summer months as that is a peak time of yeard.