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Rookie Cash Flow Investor from Bay Area, CA
Hello,
My name is Pete and I am located in San Francisco, CA. I currently own a couple of cash flow focused rental properties in Southern California (where I am from) and a primary residence in San Francisco. All are condos.
I have a full time gig in education, but interested in looking out for opportunities to continue to build passive income through cash flow real estate investments. I'd like to move towards SFH opportunities and eventually build enough monthly cash flow to where I can retire early and spend more time with family (I have a 10 month little guy). It's a ways off, but looking to build on what I have.
I look forward to learning and gaining knowledge as well as helping out where I can.
Pete
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Hey Pete, I've done that exact thing and am living off my rental properties income and am sitting in my bathing suit right now waiting to hop in the pool in a little bit. Cash-flowing rentals are in abundance right now, taxes and insurance are low, there are many renters needing a home . . . but you gotta get out of your backyard and look around the country!
I'm from California, but I'm not buying there. I live in Utah, and have a dozen rentals here, but I'm not buying here either.
PM me and I'll let you know where I'm buying properties and also how to hold performing mortgage notes - which depending on your investing style, you might like better.