We feel it's a great opportunity, but we both are very green in the field of rental properties.

The core 4 is David Greene’s long-distance investing strategy and consists of a realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender.

My wife is ready to retire from her job and totally into trying out REI, and after watching a  newbie webinar by David Green, she is ready to put up our primary residence as a rental and look for a duplex or multi plex to purchase and live in and rent out the rest.

Following David Green's Core 4 strategy (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender) gives confidence to invest anywhere.

In one part of the book, David Greene mentions that the home must be purchased with cash, but then later he says it is possible to finance the purchase using alternative methods (private money, hard money, etc.).

sometimes a new investor will listen to a podcast from 2018 and hear David Greene say "find a tired property and do paint and carpet, refinance and get all your money out!" 

The core 4 is David Greene’s long-distance investing strategy and consists of a realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender.

I'm thinking about David Greene's "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" considering the challenge for entry in the San Diego market. 

I was inspired by watching Brandon Turner and David Greene YouTube.  

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