New to real estate investments

[Craig I.]

Hi All,

I'm local to the SF Bay Area and I'm looking to aggressively start my real estate investment portfolio outside of CA. To ensure that I do this right, I have an immediate ask if anyone has recommendations or referrals for a real estate attorneys with clients in CA who heavily invest out of state. Presently I'm looking for legal advice on setting up a LLC.

I'd like to acknowledge I'm the noob to real estate investing, but I've been trying to soak up as much knowledge from BiggerPockets and other real estate investment knowledge sources. Any and all feedback, recommendations, tips/tricks are going to be greatly appreciated. 

My real estate investment goals:

- Goal #1 Get my feet wet: Establish a minimum of 2 long term rentals out of state in 2024(hopefully in the next 3-6 months), location TBD but I've been looking at Missouri presently. Open to ALL locations. 

- Goal #2 Building a Network/Team: Establish real connections with other like minded investors or professionals for advice, partnerships, and general support. Hoping to meet hungry and driven professionals that align with my ambitions.

- Goal #3 Evolve and Scale: Evolve and diversify my real estate investments strategies to help my portfolio grow and scale. 

- Goal #4 Become an Real Estate Investment SME: This obviously won't happen over night and will most likely take a decade or two to achieve. But if I'm successful, I'd like to become a beacon on knowledge to help others in the community.

For those who read this far! I appreciate you and hope that we can connect :-)

[Min Zhang]

Hello Craig. Consider adding Ohio to your list of potential markets for rental properties. Columbus, Ohio is particularly attractive due to its affordable home prices and high demand from renters. Additionally, major corporations such as JPMorgan Chase, Nationwide, Honda, L Brands, Huntington, and Amazon bring in thousands of job opportunities to the city.

I invest locally in Columbus Ohio. I can send you a list of contacts in Ohio to help you build your team, property manager. Let me know how I can help!