Beginner looking for coaching/guidance/mentorship

[John Thomas]

Hi BP Community. I'm 25yo and motivated to grow my rental portfolio so I can replace my W2 income. I make $120k - $150k per year and am based on the west coast. I am looking to invest out-of-state as a long-term, buy and hold investor in the lower cost, higher cash-flowing markets of the midwest and southeastern US.

I'm looking for some beginner advice on how I can get started growing my team and buying my first few properties. Ideally, I'd love to work with someone who started in the last several years and have scaled their portfolio to 10-20+ units.

Given experience, feel free to share where you would you start if you were in my shoes and if you're willing to have a further conversation to help me get going!