We are working on getting educated and on building a business plan (including putting together a team). 

In addition, continue educating yourself through books and podcasts.Best!

@Kevin Hogan - You probably need to spend that in education.

I do not want or need to take any of the eventual rental income today, I'd like to continue to reinvest it to produce an income stream for retirement.  

My recommendation is to find a market, but start networking at meetups and REIA's to understand the current trends.I just received an email from one of the most successful wholesale educators in the midwest who is now getting in to note investing.

It's coming, Zillow sent me an email today saying one of my properties went up 5% last month!

Hi I’m looking to meet up with some local investors in the Las Vegas Henderson area I’m here for a short time but would love to talk about this market and mastermind with some people.

Shift from "how do I sell this property on YouTube" to "how do I use a video on Youtube to show and educate a buyer that may be interested in this property."  

I would suggest you educate a lot more before putting in any further offers.Hopefully this one gets rejected so you have time to learn the proper procedure.You definitely need to account for holding costs, closing costs and commissions when analyzing!

Hayward feels more like an industrial area and does not have many areas where you would take a leisurely stroll.All that being said, although I do own a rental property in Walnut Creek and mostly invest in Sacramento, if I were to invest in the East Bay today I would pick Hayward or Pleasant Hill when considering ROI.