I typically don’t go out to eat all too often and my food bill has been super low.

I feel like a few repairs and property management or tax increase might eat up the profits. 

If I stop showing the apartment and they do not have the funds on 4/1, I would be eating up the cost of another vacancy.

Both these can include owner occupied and absentee so you aren't putting all your eggs in one basket so to speak.Good luck!

If ya'll ever need an excuse to come to Hawaii, I live here lol and would love to meet in person :) Best of luck ladies and I'm sure I'll see you at the top  That is place that's on my list to come to and go to the dole plantation to eat some pineapples lol.

If the former it's very likely the structure you're proposing will eat up a significant portion of monthly cash flow, perhaps all of it and then some.If the latter go for it, but please engage an actual attorney to structure this. 

If real estate is truly a goal, then cut the cable bill, get rid of the car payment, reduce the frequency of eating out, etc. and get than bank account built up (I am not accusing you of doing any of these things, just generic comments). 

So once a wholesaler gets a deal they need a 10 - 15k mark up (on a 30 - 60k property) to cover marketing costs and eat...    

If your goal is to generate passive income, you may want to look elsewhere or find your own off market deals.If your goal is simply to preserve your nest egg, the Bay Area would be a good place to do so.

As you probably noticed by now, property taxes will quickly eat up on your returns so these may be some areas where you can start searching.