Justin Jones congrats on the lifelong achievements, it's a rare thing to have the kind of relationship that you and your mother have.

I guess it would depend on what you're ultimately trying to achieve - it may be a better choice to go directly for a brokerage license, or to not have any at all. 

I am currently also employed full-time as an IT contractor but, eventually, I want to be a real estate investor and landlord to achieve financial independence.

You may get all the way to the closing only to find out that there's no money to close the deal.Most of them will also try to box you in with short repayment periods that are difficult to achieve & if you dont repay within that time will charge you ridiculous penaties or want a large percentage of the deal. 

I would like to know if this is achievable in Sacramento.

If negotiating the payoff, do you know what percent discount of the balance that I should be able to achieve?

So the question would be could an equity partner be brought to achieve the buy out and then pay the investor after the the building is refinanced anyone care to chime in and give direction possibly.

I look forward to connecting with like minded individuals to achieve something greater than ourselves!

An Irish couple in their 60s investing just to take nice vacations and earn an extra $3K/mo.Point is, the 50-100 goal is certainly achievable from where you're starting, but you'll need to be aggressive depending on your timeline to reach that many units if you go one by one.I highly suggest one by one instead of buying an existing portfolio unless you can really learn all about the portfolio and avoid overpaying for it.  

There could be several ways to achieve this but knowing the subdivision rules is key.