New to Bigger Pockets - Orange County, CA

[Kyle Steiner]

I'm a real estate investor from Southern California who has a few rental properties currently. I've done 5 buy-and-hold deals personally over a long period of time and I'm looking to ramp up my activity significantly. I've done one flip with a family member about 8 years ago. When I graduated from college I was a licensed real estate agent and closed escrow on a few houses. Then 2008 happened and as a realtor in his early 20s with no established business, I found employment elsewhere. I now am in the management consulting field and I am primarily working with banks on ensuring their compliance with lending regulations and internal controls. I'm recently married and my wife and I are in our early thirties. Our ultimate goal is to be able to comfortably retire (if we want) in our mid to late 40s. We're currently saving a good chunk of our incomes each month for a down payment on something and we also have access to a line of credit if needed for potential rehab costs. The rental properties that I currently own are in California but I was looking into buying some turnkey cash flow properties in Memphis. I'm still considering the turn key route. However, since I don't necessarily need to be totally hands-off in my investing, I'm now also looking into doing a flip in some of the lower priced areas of Southern California, like Riverside or San Bernardino county with the aim of taking on a project with a bigger potential payday. Also, if you have advice for someone like me who is looking to increase their deal flow and eventually gain financial independence/early retirement, send it my way.

[Joe Homs]

Kyle Steiner Welcome to BP. Lots of information here. There are also a few real estate meet up groups in the area you should check out.
Keep those goals in front of you as you will achieve success if you try hard enough and connect with like minded people.
Good investing...