New Member From Los Angeles, CA

[John Gastaldo]

Hello people of BiggerPockets!

My name is John, I'm from South Pasadena, which is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA. I'm a (so far)  non-professional writer and musician. I make a decent living working at a busy restaurant here in town, but I am very interested in using real estate investing to provide me with some financial freedom. My business partner and I would like to start flipping houses full-time somewhere down the line, with the intent of using those profits to purchase rentals. Ultimately, we want to own enough rental properties to replace our day job incomes. Right now we are looking into becoming licensed agents, and possibly work with an investor-friendly brokerage in order to make more money and really get a feel for this business. We're also considering getting certification as home inspectors in order to round out our knowledge and provide another alternative income source. 

I'd love to connect with anyone and everyone who's interested! Would love to hear from you folks! Thanks for reading!