This year, I was able to quit my full time 9-5 and pursue my real estate dreams.

I am a 48 y/o recently divorced mother of 3 and as such it is time to begin living my dream and making ridiculous amounts of money while engaging in my passion of flipping and managing residential properties.I am the executive director of a non-profit, non-subsidized, affordable housing community.  

hey blake. sounds like you are on a roll. you got lots of great advice here. thats what BP is all about. keep up that motivation, it is key in this business. the money will start rolling in, however, your timetable may be a little enthusiastic, but stick with it. the time will come when you can quit that job and follow the dream.

I wouldn't worry about this too much, though, because 1) even if you pay retail and don't get a "great deal," it still beats the heck out of throwing away money on rent every month and 2) to be honest stuff on Redfin/MLS is probably the only multi-family you're going to have access to in this seller's market that is Los Angeles.Believe me, earlier this year I spent $2,000 on marketing to fourplex owners in Los Angeles, and not one callback was one of those sellers you dream about, e.g., the guy who just about lost his shirt and needs to liquidate his assets for $0.70 (or even $0.85 for crying out loud) on the dollar--and these kinds of people typically would need a cash, not an FHA, buyer anyway--or that older widow who's sick of dealing with tenants but still wants the monthly cash flow and would be open to seller financing.  

But if your dreams aren't big enough to worry you, they aren't big enough!

He makes millions of dollars selling the dream and more free than not, the only thing you end up with is a nightmare.

Which btw, we had found a year earlier in a real estate photo guide while we were still in our motel room and had marked down as dream house...But that's another story!!

Hello BP! Charles here. Not new to the site, I've been reading for about a year now but this is my first post. Here is my situation. I am on my second house. My first house was a good investment. Purchased in 2008, ow...

Although this is a great job, I come from a long line of entrepreneurs and the thought of working for someone else's dream scares me a little.

I have found that without a well knowledgeable Broker to coach you into success and the student being coach-able that making the kind of money most dream of in this business will NEVER happen!