Everyone knows a fight in court only produces the attorneys as the winners and is actually very costly to the parties paying the bills.

As a example  mulyi unit will produce higher more consistent returns than a SFH. 

For instance If I know a investor who is looking for funds, backed by income producing property.

I wouldn't sell any piece of real estate unless I have already identify a new asset that produces as much more more income and have potential to create new equity or I desperately needed the capital to pay for a tragedy.  

As such, if you are focusing on achieving annual cash flow, places in the mid-west or south tend to produce much higher returns.

I understand that yellow letter campaigns and "riding the roads" can produce wonderful results in large cities.

3) I can't speak for other areas of CA obviously as I stated above having not yet even so much as visited the state - BUT - that same money you are talking about for a down payment on one property in SF could be used in many many other parts of the country to buy handfuls of property or decent sized apartment complexes (20-40 units), which very seriously will produce returns high enough to pay for that 2000$/mo mortgage and then some.

PM vs Turnkey - - sadly, there's various definitions for each here on BP.Some use turnkey to imply a company that sells properties with tenants in place producing a cash flow. 

Simply enter the property address and it will produce various public records related to it.

Killeen/Ft Hood as well as nearby Waco are healthy markets and affordable.