New member in Southern California

[Will R.]

Hello BiggerPockets,

I am a new investor who is looking to learn as much as I can about real estate. I live in southern California (LA and Orange County) and am most interested in buy and hold properties. I am currently employed in the advisory practice of a public accounting firm and will soon be a licensed CPA.

I am a few years out of college and am at a point where I can look to expand my investments. I have recently become interested in real estate as a potential option. As I am completely new to the game, I joined the BiggerPockets community with the intent of learning all that I can about real estate. I am working my way through the books/forums on BiggerPockets and have turned off my radio to listen to the podcasts during my commutes. Right now, I am probably looking at buy and hold property to build equity and make a little cash.

I look forward to all the advice on how to get started as well as networking opportunities to expand my real estate and general business connections which this community has to offer.

Thanks to everyone in advance,

Will