During my first month of ownership, I received rent incredibly late (about 3 weeks late), which I believed was just a delay between transitioning between the previous property management company to our current one (marketplace homes).

They are geographically the best locations for college students but they are incredibly saturated with rentals and prices are through the roof - 400k/ unit for 2 beds.

I think newer investors should use direct mail as a way of learning the game before they invest money on the other techniques that get you in touch with sellers more directly.

I was immediately interested in learning more, and have been very thankful for all the incredible information/insight Bigger Pockets has to offer.

It’s an incredible platform designed for guys like us who are on active duty but have goals, massive goals, in real estate, as well!

I worked alongside professionals as a "helper" With pretty much no construction experience, they put me on the dirty grunt work, cleaning rat poop, removing the old toilets, scrubbing down baseboards, etc. but as I was doing that, I was watching every single thing they did, and pestered them with tons of questions on how to do things and different techniques.

Go on youtube and learn about creative financing techniques so you can understand what "tool" to use and how to apply it.

I went and it was incredibly informative, so I'm excited for more.

I know the market is hot right now and that it is incredibly challenging to cash flow in SoCal. 

It is an incredible resource!