Need to start somewhere-cash investments

[Cody Tappan]

Hello everyone, Name is Cody and I have been looking for ways to start my first real estate investment. I live in San Diego, CA and near Sacramento part time as well. I work for a friend who does roofing and make good pay but it's off the record and done with cash. I will have difficulty taking out a loan for a property, but have around 4-5 grand extra money monthly. I have around 35,000 I can use for a down payment. What are your suggestions? I can't use a FHA loan because