Starting out- not sure how haha

[Jonathan Kim]

Hello all,

My name is Jonathan and I’m 23. I’m a year into my job as an accountant and I’ve saved up a good amount of money in the range of 15k-25k. I’ve seen the podcasts and read articles and I’m determined to own properties and rent them out. I’ve found a realtor who’s shown me properties and a lender who’s willing to work with me but I’m struggling to find properties that would work in my price range and even if I did find a property I don’t know if I’d be even able to find renters. Owning a property and not being able to rent it is a scary thought to me. 

I was wondering if anyone could give me their experience in 1. Finding a home and where/how to look, 2. How exactly they were able to find renters. 3. How you figured out how to calculate the costs of maintaining a home and how to create that team of people who will help you (plumbers, electricians, etc).

also if anyone knows any good areas in CA that would be really helpful too! I don’t even know where to begin looking here.