I have done some REI off and on for about 10 years but not a full time business, I have learned a lot over the years and with additional study, I mainly have experience with rentals and property management. 

I have studied brokerage behind two top brokers in the industry since entering and am currently partnered with one.Before brokerage, I worked for two unique gentlemen in Los Angeles who own bars, restaurants, hotels, movie/tv production groups and promoting groups.

I have been doing tons of research studying new things and reached out to many  realtors because i am a home inspector also.

After getting a few deals under my belt and studying the market some, I want to pick up a few buy and holds.

im a new up and coming investor who lives in the bay area 28 years old i have been studying for almost a year now and im very eager to partner up and make some deals feel free to contact me at

I don't have calculated statistical data to back this claim up, and it could be regional, but it often seems that appraisers are more generous when it comes to appraised market rents than they are when it comes to value.I'll not bore you with the math, but the arithmetic is more generous if you do not intend to live in the property than if you do intend to live in the property (If you aren't going to live there, it is in theory possible to have a calculated DTI of 0.000%... which is in part why commercial financing uses DSCR not DTI). 

Those books are great reads and have been a huge help this past year as I began studying real estate.

It does take a fair amount of work to pull something amazing off (because real estate is 99% boring paperwork and 1% action... so it's hard to capture the action on video/audio unless it's "fake" like TV shows.)

If you spot a pasture that is a good spot for a strip mall; you could go to the farmer and give him a $1,000 for a 1 to 2 year option and let him graze his cattle there while you do engineering, rezone, do market studies, and find money partners.

I'm actually studying for my test.