For Livermore, the activity is slower compared to the general Bay Area so you would need to be more cautious on picking the right property to flip, and the margin has to be large enough for it to make sense.

Would be looking at Tallahassee, FL between the hospital and downtownlive), but there are a few other locations which would make sense.   

@Michael Nguyen I bought a SFH first because I found a good one that made financial sense.

I'm currently looking at using a VA loan for purchasing a duplex to live in one side & rent the other.I'm trying to do this now too in Michigan with a 2-4, whatever makes sense.

My mindset is absolutely stronger because it only reflects my ability to do the work.

@Jeff ShaverIt's good to see a fellow San Diegan on here.If your goal is higher monthly cash flow, transitioning to larger assets with better economies of scale (like multifamily) could make sense.

Focus on cards that don’t require a personal guarantee (though some may initially require it until your business credit is stronger).

We started looking at coaching programs and some of these things just seem ridiculous at 20-40 grand, and some seem more like life coaching programs as opposed to real estate programs. we don't want to syndicate we really would just like to find someone that we can bounce deals / ideas off of and have them assist in underwriting and giving us a better sense of security that we are doing the right thing.

But it made sense for us, as when we gave up our PM, we gave up having to have that division be profitable. 

That's a very good point taking the potential further value decrease into consideration (like when running the ARV for pricing it out to the end-buyer), so it makes sense that, like you said, it would have to be a great deal.