To all my creative finance aficionados, I have a situation...I have a potential off-market deal in my hometown of Pittsburgh.

If you are still not finding what you are looking for, you may have to begin researching how to find off-market deals.Don’t forget that BP has its own marketplace where you just might find what you’re looking for. 

You will always be left to defend it or negotitate it no matter how ridiculouos, so don't cut yourself short by not having the correct professional sign off on your projects. 

Given California's tenant-friendly laws, you'd probably be better off hiring a PMC to help you find & screen roommates. 

It's been great so far!

As I have posted 100x, so many get ripped off out there. 

You will get tough skin, and if you can handle sec 8 you can pretty much handle any other tenant. 100k unfortunately won't get you too far in many places; BRRRR is fine but unlikely to pull out 100% of your money.

I would meet with 3 reputable contractors off of google

The earlier you start in your RE journey, the better off you will be in the future.

A lesson learned in this process so far is that adjusting rent is important specially considering the increases in taxes when going from 4% to 6%.