To get started, I would suggest asking an agent to send you emails with your specific criteria in the areas you want to look at.

I understand that this is state specific and i would DEFINITELY get legal advice before actually doing it but i was just curious if giving discounts to certain organization members is kosher with fair housing laws?

Specific to the underlined portion below  "However, tenants who would otherwise have protected status may be evicted if the unit is the only rental unit owned by the landlord in the building"- how would this impact a duplex where the new owner moves into one unit and a protected tenant is in the other unit?

Specifically, I am looking at a dilapidated 4-unit single story "apartment" building that I want to add a second story to and convert to 4 townhouses or condos.

My background is in business management (specifically in the construction and service & repair industry) and IT.

But, it's no secret and our contracts specifically address the assessments being paid off by the seller.

If you have valuable experience with buy and hold properties, flips, wholesale, or anything in commercial real estate as well, please let me know.More specifically, I'm looking for a partner/mentor with the experience and the funds to help me with building my real estate business.

They are perfect for wholesaling and are not state specific so they can be used anywhere.

Or it could be something very specific such as "I wish I knew about 203K FHA loans that can do 3.5% down, and all I had to do was live in the property for 2 years".Thank you in advance!  

If you ever have any specific SF-related questions, I and several others on this site would be happy to help.