New investor from CA

[James Thiel]

Hi everyone, I'm a new member from Southern CA. I am not exactly new to real estate investing since I’ve owned several rentals before, but I did it somewhat haphazardly. I am looking to become a professional investor now, thus joining BP!

I have a FT job in another field, but honestly, I spend more time learning more about real estate than I do on my day job. I even got my license and joined a broker, but haven't done anything yet.  I guess I have been fighting against my passion (if that makes sense) in that I love anything real estate-related, but can’t seem to leave my current career because I need the income. I don’t enjoy the field I am in and wish to transition into a career in RE while at the same time accelerating my RE investment activities so I can have a better retirement.

I’d say my investing interests are SFRs and multi-family, buy-and-hold mostly, with some flips (after I get experience) to generate cash for future down payments. Also interested in wholesaling and finding distressed properties and converting to contracts using private lender capital.

I hope to make friends, build a professional network, learn new investing strategies from seasoned investors and perhaps find my way into the career I’ve dreamed of for so long, but never did anything about. I appreciate any advice from members and I hope to eventually offer some guidance as well!

Thanks,

James