All Forum Posts by: John Gastaldo

@Max Gradowitz

Would you be able to give us a sense of the purchase price of the average "good flip deal" you might come across in the Bakersfield area? Would you say that the resell market for flips is strong in Bakersfield?

Thank you!

Hey Glenn! Thanks for the reply! I'll send you a PM in a bit.

Thank you, Andy! Headed to check out your website right now!

@Ciprian L.

Thank you! Excited to be here!

Hi Boris,

Thanks for your reply! We are probably not at that level yet (LA is out of out price range at this point), but we will keep you in mind for sure!

Hello people of BiggerPockets!

My name is John, I'm from South Pasadena, which is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA. I'm a (so far)  non-professional writer and musician. I make a decent living working at a busy restaurant here in town, but I am very interested in using real estate investing to provide me with some financial freedom. My business partner and I would like to start flipping houses full-time somewhere down the line, with the intent of using those profits to purchase rentals. Ultimately, we want to own enough rental properties to replace our day job incomes. Right now we are looking into becoming licensed agents, and possibly work with an investor-friendly brokerage in order to make more money and really get a feel for this business. We're also considering getting certification as home inspectors in order to round out our knowledge and provide another alternative income source. 

I'd love to connect with anyone and everyone who's interested! Would love to hear from you folks! Thanks for reading!