I have watched a ton of house flipping shows on television, thought to myself of what it would be like to become successful at it then become financially independent.

Alexa, I do not write business in Ohio, but as an Insurance Agent and Real Estate Investor, I suggest finding a trustworthy Independent Insurance Agency. 

Unfortunately, your cash-on-cash and cashflow are closely linked, so it's hard to raise or lower one independently of the other.

The goal is to use real estate as a vehicle to achieve financial independence! 

My end goal is financial independence and my plan is to use my savings from my W2 job to invest in more passively managed real estate that will cash flow positive and build equity over time.

If you listen to the podcasts, or even look up other peoples Financial Independence stories, House Hacking comes up a-lot.

Hi, I make $50k per year and have $25 thousand in savings, unfortunately I file a 1099 and not a W-2 so my question here is, what sort of hurdles would I face while trying to get started in real estate while continuing my job as an independent contractor here in Los Angeles, Ca.? 

Hello Chris,Im not in your area specifically but i am an independent property insurance adjuster.

Last point - when I see people publish deals noting 40,50,60+% returns I typically do not even look at them - I find it similar to hard money lenders offering money for 3-4%.

I built in an independent WIFI network so that the laptop can register my IP address while they work from the Philippines.I'm currently working on more training videos for them to have them doing more things, one of which include about 45k emails a month.I can literally be on vacation now and not stress a bit, I don't check my laptop every 2 seconds, I don't typically return emails or many calls at all.