@Krystal Stone I would be sure to check and see how many clients (youth) they are planning to house at one time.

I would find the TOP 10 wholesalers in SA and go to work for one of them. 

@Matthew McleanBigger Pockets is a great place to find an accountant specializing in real estate taxation.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant specializing in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.Consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for an accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Buy and holds are easy and popular in this area, especially if you know what to look for.

I remember when Lending Home, now Kiavi started, there really wasn't anyone other than banks and private individuals that would finance a new build...and those were hard to find.

Go to www.meetup.com and find one or two groups to join near where you live.

If house hacking isn't the best option for me, how would you recommend starting out to build up some investments.

Apollo Acquires Bridge Investment Group in $1.5B All-Stock Deal – What This Means for CRE InvestorsBig news in the commercial real estate world!

The effort to foreclose, the limits on rates, etc.Maybe a unicorn to find HML that will loan him the necessary money, but I doubt he will find it.  

I am always on the lookout for off market properties around the Sacramento area.