I'm 41 and have a successful career thus far in the Investment Banking space.

I’d love to hear from anyone with experience in this space—success stories, lessons learned, or even things to watch out for.

Building a successful real estate portfolio takes a ton of time, effort, and capital.

They think there's just some magic pixie dust out there that makes you successful.

Nice to meet you, and I’m looking forward to seeing your success!

It's just that with Cali, there are many additional hurdles between you and success.

You would need to invest out of state since Sj does not have the properties to do a successful BRRRR. 

For everyone else....a small, local lender will be your HIGHEST probability of success when trying to find "Line of Credit" lenders on investment properties.

As I’m interested in real estate, I feel like your success in this industry is about your connections as well as  having a good mentor.

The one you can scale.I know successful business owners in the fitness industry, tanning salons, real estate, window coverings, maintenance, billboard, ATMs, etc.Generally, I would be skeptical of jumping into a business based on YouTube videos hosted by and featuring people that are likely primarily trying to sell you their respective courses.Small businesses can indeed be great investments, but they are hard.