"I've been looking at some incredible real estate deals.

Thanks,Hey Joel,If you are tight on PITI, then I usually recommend looking into an interest only loan, maybe on a 5-10 year IO plan, to lower your payment and see if you can squeeze it in.Plus, rates are starting to dip a little bit, so it makes it a little more doable, especially if you just do a rate and term refinance to help keep your rate lower.

I'd look into tenant laws for more specifics.That said, there are many investors who are successfully executing deals in the Bay.

While I'm also looking around, I figured I might as well ask the nice folks on BP.If you have a broker you love or a policy you've used before, would you mind sharing that info?

I'm looking for seller financing options with a $10-15k down payment.

I'm looking to connect and know more people my age (20s) involved in real estate.

They are also mulit-unit buildings valued in a similar range as the one you are looking at.

Hmm I'm not sure if the Catskills is considered upstate (there is a post discussing this issue on that forum) and was looking for some broader opinions about property type strategy. 

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

Not having the BAC in the MLS just creates a little more work, now you have to look at the listing on the listing agents website or call them, but no major change there.