A quick tip for you (free of charge, lol): Look for a building where all the rents come to, say, $2k/month and your mortgage is $1.2k.

Any suggestions, contacts, information, or tips would be greatly appreciated.

That should have tipped me off that I wasn't properly balancing the investment potential with our vacation desires.

To go a step further, I usually specify which things can not be done in the property, like selling marijuana. 

If you are buying for an investment and are not planning to live in it are you will to go further than Azusa for cash flow?

Looking for some new reading material, want to read more on wholesaling and anything on apartments. Out of those categories, what books do you guys recommend?? 

Any tips,  warnings,  suggestions,  input about 203ks,  live in flips, foundation issues,  termites? 

Any tips on working with Inspectors or general advice would be great.

Any tips on effectively self managing or just better to pass on to property management if not in area?

Can you take info that you read or watch on video and take action on it without any outside motivation or do you need some hand-holding to help you learn the transaction (learn by doing - kinesthetic learning)There are more considerations to take into account but for the sake of my limited time; I'm happy to connect with you on the phone to discuss further.