My girlfriend and I go running in Woodlawn, Eastlake, Houma, Oak Ridge Park, and East Avondale on a regular basis and feel pretty secure.  

There are a number of strategies out there but one I often hear about doing well is the BRRRR method where you Buy Renovate Rent Refinance and Repeat it creates equity and cash flow for you at the same time while also allowing you to invest in better neighborhoods which have better tenants in which you can safely scale up and expand your portfolio But ultimately the deal is in the numbers so the better you are at analyzing deals the easier it will be for you know when you have found a good deal so practice analyzing as much as you can to sharpen your skills because even as a wholesaler your deal analyzing skills must be up to par because your selling your deals to investors who do this on a regular basis hope this helps 

After attaining my Bachelor’s Degree I started the searcher for my career when I rediscovered my passion in real-estate.

Base your screening criteria only on regular income.

Just a less than 2c comment: Due to Oakland rent control, personally I would allocate some "extra" value to the duplex with 1/1... 1/1 likely more turnover, so easier to attain market rent, affluent renters might be easier to manage and the possibility of living there gives you more options.However, since income is your stated priority - makes decision difficult.

And more often than not, it's quicker to handle paperwork electronically or via regular mail than wasting time driving yourself back and forth.

I have 3 go to on staff PB's in just my office (10-15 licensed make regular appearances).

The Allure Ultra (not regular allure) is waterproof.  

. - Regularly thereafter - besides being able to check on your propertie(s), it can also be a tax writeoff. 

Mitigate during the rental phase by having the tenant pay for regular pool maintenance, otherwise up the rent slightly in order to cover it.