New member San Jose, CA

[Lloyd Gomes]

Hi Folks

I am from San Jose, CA working in the tech industry. I discovered BP through videos on YouTube funnily enough started watching the Morris Invest videos and when I did some digging on them ended up here. 

Looking to do some buy and hold outside of CA to generate some cash flow. I am very conservative financially so looking to take the slow and steady path. Currently in research mode. Read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and working my way through "Cashflow Quadrant" and the other books by Brandon are sitting in my queue.

Currently struggling with deciding on an area to invest in, already decided to invest in b or c class, not sure about duplex or SFH yet. Per a lot of articles trying to stick to the landlord friendly states, but I have heard good things on the forums about KC so looking at that as well.

Will look for some meetups once I'm done with the above.

Some of the resources I've been using to narrow down states in case someone else finds it useful:

https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/in/indianapolis/... - Useful to get some high level info about crime rates, schools ... all the basics when selecting an area. Just substitute the state and city and you can look at different areas

http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Ha... - A little high level but does mention some states in there.

http://www.usmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05... - Employment info a bit dated but aligns with the price rises seen in those states.