The most persuasive pitches often come from genuine storytelling based on real-life experiences. 

I think being in property management and maintenance my experience keeps me at bay for about 99% of properties I review....

Any insights or experiences you could share would be greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance for your help.

I have no experience but am in your location so I’m interested in the answer from others.

Has anybody had experience installing a plunge pool like www.plungie.com in one of their rentals? 

I'm new in the space and would love to connect with anyone with wholesale experience in the bay area, or CA in general. 

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

I can't say I am worried he is going to destroy the property as he does not seem angry with the situation however I am curious what those with more experience my offer in advice. 

In retail, while I have minimal direct experience lately, I was talking with some lenders about a month or two ago, as I was looking at buying a strip center myself.  

Planning to buy a new property every 1-2 years and repeating the house hacking strategy until I have enough capital/experience to start the BRRR strategy.For the investors that are in Sacramento/Bay Area, I would love to hear about your stories of how you first got into real estate investing.