I also know finding a quadplex as a first property in Orange County isn’t going to be easy, but I’m open to hearing people’s thoughts.My goal isn’t to turn a profit right away—I know properties here might not have positive cash flow for a few years.

What is your financial goals and timeline to reach them?  

Otherwise, selling and using the proceeds to scale your portfolio locally could accelerate your long-term goals.

I really love RE and am wanting to do something that I am passionate about and would compliment my current goals in RE.

I’m still new to all this and my goal is to eventually move out of this condo, rent it out, and get a new house and rinse and repeat for a bit.

With that said, choosing your bank based on customer service relationships and business credit products should be a priority. if you’re looking for a bank that offers great service and lower wire fees, I’d suggest starting with NFCU.

When all the dust settles, and the  person searching is tired and discouraged and gives up, Jerry may not have bought  a single lot, but he's made some money from the training he sold you, which was his main goal from the beginning!

In a rapidly-rising interest rate environment (such as we've recently experienced) that tradeoff may or may not pay off.Unfortunately, in CRE finance there is no perfect financing vehicle and you can't eliminate risk--you must choose which risk you want.

So, they feel the victim can choose to handle it themselves.

The goal is to minimize unnecessary usage and prevent extra costs, rather than blindly paying whatever bill comes in.