I do NOT share that for any pats on the shoulder, but to establish background. 

I'm more of a buy-and-hold investor but am interested in flipping, timberland, and potentially wholesaling.I started investing in real estate in December of 2013 through shoulder tapping for loans.

Hope this helps.PS: I HIGHLY suggest getting out to meet ups and investor meetings throughout Sacramento as those will help you rub shoulders with those who are having success in the very industry you want to break into. the Real Estate Roundtable is awesome (find them on FB) , theres a west sac meetup thats ran by my guy @Sergey Tkachev thats an awesome one, as well as @Tapan Trivedi who has a meet up as well which provides GREAT insight to the market and other investors.Boots on the ground and networking will lead to more deals and successes than any amount of online study or training!

My idea was to buy, rehab it (above rental grade, but not a full blown flip), and sell it off-market.Pre-Rehab:Post Rehab:The rehab took a little longer than expected given miscellaneous issues, but my GC and his crew were amazing and did a great job for me; there was no hand holding or watching over anyone's shoulders at all during the entire process.

It feels so much better getting that weight off your shoulder and you also would be starting real estate from a position of power. 

To find one, get out and rub shoulders with other investors (meetups, and owners associations etc).

(sidebar comment: BP could do with emoji support..my question seems a bit incomplete without a "shoulder shrug" emoji at the end :) ) See breakdown $335,000 offer price below:  Chris,

Why are you just shrugging your shoulders over this and ready to lose out ?

I know if I want an early retirement that will come from the lottery or REI, and since I don’t play the lottery then it’s all resting on the shoulders of my rentals.  

They can never overcome that "I was here first and this is how it's done" chip on their shoulder.