Here are some thoughts:Rent minus PITI is a long ways from actual projected cash flow as there are numerous other expenses.The fact that you meet the primary residence qualification to avoid taxes on gains must weigh into any decision.Retail SFR in San Diego do not cash flow at purchase. 

I am starting to see some articles on the web around saturation for AirBNB in core markets: https://skift.com/2017/11/15/airbnb-growth-story-h...FWIW AirDNA is showing a pretty steady increase in the supply of units in the last year. 

Going over the numerous posts on BP will certainly help to find both sides: the investors and the sponsors in order to start networking as @Mike Dymski advised.

Lots of controversial discussion on them around the web. 

I know this subject has been discussed numerous times and yet it still seems to be a "burning" question for many newbies (I am one of them).

Hello Fellow BP'rs,I wanted to throw this topic out into the crowd and see how it surfs.I've been thinking of reasons why people get excited about investing in real estate, but get stuck in analysis paralysis and never pull the trigger, as I, myself, have just as much trouble with this as the next investor.There are obviously numerous, individual barriers that each person must figure out how to overcome: not enough initial capital, no connections, not enough knowledge to where they feel comfortable moving forward, etc, etc.

Nowadays you can get most of these information easily from sources on the web like https://www.zipinsight.com/, at that time I did a lot of legwork myself which took a lot more time.

on your web site :)

@David Daniels , @Ned Carey ,From their website:"Realist® from CoreLogic® is a public-record database that seamlessly integrates with any web-based multiple listing service (MLS) system to provide in-depth property and ownership data, market information, street and aerial maps, as well as market trends to its users" - www.corelogic.com/products/realistI have MLS access in quite a few cities around the Country, and the trend is to use Realist on the back end as the "tax" database.

I wanted to get more proficient and learn more in a few areas of landlording and was web surfing articles.