Orange County - Newbie

[Chris Hughes]

Hello everyone,

I've browsed BP and listened to the Podcast over the past few years. I've been interested in all aspects of Real Estate ever since I bought my house in 2013 in Wisconsin. In 2016, my now-wife and I picked up and moved to Orange County, California. I'm interested in pursuing REI to supplement my income. I have a good paying job in the LA area where I have the opportunity for essentially unlimited OT. The problem with this is the opportunity cost of getting to be home with my wife enjoying our lives together. My shifts are a minimum of 24 hours (firefighter) so while there's good money to be made, it's hard being away from home. I'm usually away from home for a minimum of 15 full 24-hour days every month. My goal is to supplement my income sufficiently that I no longer have to work OT shifts and can enjoy a comfortable life style with my wife while living in Southern California.

My interests in real estate are rental properties for both long term holding and short term rentals, multi-families, and flips. Due to the high investment level and cost to enter the SoCal real estate market, I'm looking into OOS investments or those in lower cost of living areas than OC/LA. My immediate area of interest includes California, Nevada and Arizona - anything within reasonable driving distance. I'd definitely be interested in OOS markets in the rest of the country but I understand the need for having an established team before partaking in a venture like that.

My interest with BP is to continue to learn about REI and learn what opportunities are available to me. I'm looking forward to meeting other like-minded individuals and talk about how we can all work towards our goals!

Looking forward to getting more involved and speaking with everyone!

- Chris Hughes