I live in California and I own three rentals free and clear.

We've worked with local banks and been able to finance the three we own without any issues.I don't necessarily know if it's "beginner" investor friendly but you'll learn everything you need in the bootcamp which is the gold standardWe get loans with 3-7 year balloons and 25 year amortization typically

Are you looking to get into residential flips and BRRRs or commercial?

@Shiloh Lundahl I will do value add specifically with ADU development, so I am tracking permits to find other ADU developments and overall inventory growth to find a competitive edge with supplying demand in areas lacking larger residential developers aka "the middle housing"@Arlem Garcia Interesting, Tariffs will play a big role in supply chains, so it will be interesting to see how governments come to resolutions@Henry Clark Absolutely, imo gone are the days of investing for cashflow or appreciation, now it's about aligning long-term strategies with lifestyle 

If there were an earthquake, the house would snap in half, and appears to slowly be doing so of its own accord.

Has anyone tried it and had success?

That’s your home mortgage interest as well as property tax and insurance for 2nd half of the year.

Sea and mountain views, nearby public transport, the hospital, restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, 5 min walk to the beach and 20 min walk to old town.

I'm also based in CA and invest out of state (Detroit).

And $40K per roof???