New to BP from the Bay Area

[Richard Trang]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Richard and I am a Bay Area native.  I've only lived outside of the Bay Area for a few months (Beijing) and would love to stay here for a few more years.  My goal is to gain financial freedom.  I'm a licensed CPA, but am trying to find a new career.  I'm currently binge-listening to all of the BP podcasts.  

I heard about BP after signing up for a trial membership to Audible.  I had an Audible credit and it was between that Josh's book on Rental Property Investing or Shark Tank (how different would my life be if I downloaded Shark Tank instead?).   I actually have to finish listening to the audiobook since I got sidetracked with the podcasts.

My family owns a large plot of empty land in the East Bay and I'm interested in building some rental property on it.  

It's nice meeting you all.  I can tell from the forum rules that I'm safe asking newbie questions here, which I very much appreciate.

-Richard

[Scott Morongell]

@Richard Trang congrats on joining BP and looking forward to watching you grow and build out your network. I do not have any experience with building so I can't give you advice on it. However I am familiar with heavy renovations and I would say whatever you think it will cost to build I would add 20-25% to it! All the best on your project.