Maybe we could grab a lunch or coffee sometime.

Visiting some nearby open houses going for the price point you want to get and matching & mirroring their approach and style would help you stay on track and not overdue it.  

California has appreciation, you're nearby, familiar with the area, higher prices, but strict tenant friendly laws.

Hotels next to conference centers with a ton of nearby competition are destined to struggle, if not fail.

We all took a coffee break and 22 minutes later the docs were done for them as well.I get a call a month from someone excited and wanting to tell me that they had just closed on their house and wanted to to a 1031. 

If nearby Airbnbs do well.

I've called a few nearby parks and the lot rents have brought up a red flag that I would like some input on. 

etc...I would go as far as to drive up to this building and just park there with a cup of coffee for a few hours.

On BP forums, meetups, REIAs, coffees, find your local experienced operators/NOT paid gurus and see if you can help them find deals, drive for dollars, analyze deals, line up contractors - it’s your unpaid internship to soak up as much experience as you can handle - - best of luck!!

Other towns nearby only require it for a 3rd floor apartment occupancy.They did allow me to design & install the entire system complete with inter connected smoke/CO detectors.