That said, it is COMPLETELY different from the beachfront condo area in both guest characteristics and overall potential. 3) My personal opinion (based on years of on the ground experience in the area as a living breathing owner and manager) - 2b/2b have the lowest per sq ft income potential. 3b+ units do better as do STUDIOS!!! 

When I said that I was looking for in-person mentorship and that face-to-face interaction was important to me, I was told that I had a 1970s mindset and that phone/email/text/video conference contact is the same, if not better than, face-to-face interaction/mentorship in real estate.

house hacking is the best way to get started, period.So what about doing that and living in one room and renting out the rest out individually?

Honestly, I intended to buy this home as a primary residence to live in, but after seeing it is across the street, a light bulb went off.

Cold calling building owners, mailer campaigns, text campaigns, online community groups, lender referrals, live auctions. 

While I've reached out to several assisted living brokers, many seem to focus on larger, more institutional-sized ALFs, rather than portfolios of smaller residential assisted living homes like ours.

I live in the Northern California area and hope to invest in many different markets. 

I live in California and travel nurses get paid very well here. 

I live in Carlsbad, and they have strict guidelines for STR properties.

I'm trying to figure out which type of investment appeals most to me and my goals - it seems they all do and have different pros and cons that come with them when I sit down to analyze.Like many, my end goal is to escape my 9-5 and be able to live off of my real estate investments.