Although I am not from Cali but I do remember my first itch to get into RE investing!

The itch is growing.  

They will significantly boost labor productivity; - Inflation is trending down;- the Fed is itching to lower interest rates and bond markets are starting to sniff out a shift in the winds;- there is a ~$70 trillion wealth transfer from the Baby Boomers to their kidsbeginning (including their homes and real estate assets);- home prices are increasing steadily, not chaotically;- overall rents are up, but steading thanks to apartment rents / supply;- wage growth, for more than a year, is back to above inflation levels;- and the bottom 50% have more $ in their checking accounts than ever before as a % of wealth.

I'm new to real estate and BiggerPockets so have been itching to contribute to the forums!

By then, I was 33, and started getting an itch to "work smarter, not harder", and realized rentals would be much better passive income.

I thought the relationship I have with BP is worth her 7 year itch.

All of which are within reasonable driving distance to Chicago if you REALLY get the itch to "check out the property".

Each episode is motivating us even more, introducing us to new ideas and really has us itching to get started soon.

Jump to a few months ago, I started listening to the podcasts on the train on my way to work, and I got "the itch" again.

It's been a few months now that I've had the itch to actually control and steer my life towards a career I can actually be proud of 50 years down the road and be glad I started when I did.