Often the member is committed to completing and utilizing whatever material at the beginning of the program, but after a few weeks or months and life starts happening again, they get pulled back by the gravity of the familiar and stop or don’t apply what was learned.

As you'd expect these giys are super busy an d you can't get a quote frpm them to save your life unless you said the magic words;  "I'm desparate and will pay 2x the actual costs today for you to take this job".   

The thing I would be worried about is that these two properties will consume your entire life, you will have to overspend on both, you will overdo it on both because of the attachment and will end up with properties that are worth way more to you (emotionally) than to the open market.Your area has starkly rising insurance costs because of fires and the property in Carlsbad being near the water now has strong flood risk so your insurance and holding costs are going to keep going up and up which may hold down the overall value.

I know as with almost everything in life much of the learning will come from hands on experience but I want to build a the best foundation possible beforehand.

Please advise and have a blessed evening.Sincerely, Peter MihelichThe Plan: changing my life by helping others live in better conditions- 

Deferring taxes and upgrading your life!

From a quality of life perspective, I've been considering Georgia and the Carolinas.

My life is taking an expected turn and I'm in a kind of pinch.

That will help you "real-life" the knowledge from the books and learn how everyone's journey is different.You seem like you know the journey is long and your new day job is going to be a very important cog in that wheel.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.