.- I recommend having 6-12 months reserves before quitting your job- Read books by Dan Lesniak, Gary Keller, David Greene, etc. on being a successful agent... read other RE related and business related books as well - I really like Think and grow rich, Outwitting the devil and the E-mythFeel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss further.All the best!

just house hack in san jose,hayward,fremont, livermore. key is having adu.you can still cash flow pretty good in place like antioch or pittsburgh, there's one condo for 199k with $2.3 rent at least right now. for rest of area just do flipping (when you're pro) 24 hours :) house is still going crazy, a crashed 25k house in gary indiana sold for 1 million recently in peninsula :)

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller:Co-founder of Keller Williams Realty, Gary Keller, shares the principles and strategies that successful investors use to build wealth in real estate."

My name is Gary Blied and I've been investing in real estate for over 20 years. 

@Gary LeeMany of us here on bigger pockets that lendWe have a link in our bio for info on us

Some good books I like to recommend in the meantime are Million Dollar RE agent by Gary Keller, Million dollar investor by Gary Keller, and The Abcs of Commercial Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy.

@Gary Florin Thanks for reiterating the point I was trying to make.

Like Gary and Lake Station.  

@Gary KaneAn IRA may use leverage.  

hey @Evan Ventura I hear good things about @Gary Harris ....you should reach out and talk!