I want to know, with my current financial situation, what I can even afford (by the lender's standards) before I dive head first into a property. 

The Financial Stability model can target people who are likely struggling - before they show up on the pre-forclosure databases.

If the commercial bank knew that I leased the entire warehouse to one company which they have a very strong financial.

You will find cash out refi rates to be higher for investment properties, so it may make more financial sense to get a mortgage in the beginning, if you are going to hold a mortgage on the property after the updates. 

if you think you are going to return to San Diego in the next 5 years then eating the negative cash flow and hoping some of it is offset by rent and property appreciation may be worth.I suspect your analysis will show that the smart financial decision is to sell the RE. 

I'm in the MFR space where I own and manage my apartments, so if you ever need any help analyzing any deals, I've built a financial model that would definitely help avoid some problem properties.

I want to have a nice financial cushion on my first investment.

they are getting built cause it pencils out financially but we will overbuild the class as it happens every time we are in this section of the re cycle.

Thanks to a lot of financial podcasts my family is in a much better position.

I don't hate my job, but am looking to use it as a way to pay off my student loans and then fund my investment portfolio.I am very interested in real estate as a method to grow wealth and achieve financial freedom (like everyone on BP).