Newbie intro from Los Angeles

[Keith Truong]

Hello everyone,

My name is Kieth Truong, and I'm new to real estate investing.  My journey started or should have started when I stumbled upon Brandon Turner's "The Book on Rental Property Investing".  To be honest, I started the book, but didn't quite finish it 2 years ago.  Not coincidentally, I created this account about 2 years ago, but no action was taken.  For the last 6 months, I've been reading more of his books, and getting more motivated to get my first deal.  

After being to a few BiggerPockets meetups, attending a few webinars, and listening to the BP podcasts, I know that I want to be a landlord in the LA area.  For my first property, I'm hoping to get into some light fixer uppers.  However, I do recognize that I do not have the experience to take on full renovations, and definitely hoping to learn more as I go.

I just want to introduce myself, and hopefully someday, I can look back at this post and realize how far I will have come.  If you have any advice for a newbie on how to get started in the Los Angeles market, I'm all ears.