. #3: onshoring base-line manufacturing (a) creates more employment opportunities for both skilled and unskilled labor (b) creates more employment opportunities of jobs that elevate and train unskilled too skilled labor  (c) raises base-line wages and benefits via competition for unskilled labor (d) elevates the entire economic chain via more domestic circulation of $ and (e) less exporting of USD #4: stopping illegal immigration defends and protects legal immigration.

The great thing about living in a high cost of living area is that your salary / wages are hopefully also very high.If you are a new college grad, I would focus the next 1-3 years on increasing your salary as much as possible(gain new skills, new certifications, change employers, etc).Once you make more money, you can easily get in a position to buy a property on a more frequent basis.Best of luck!

@Benjamin Ying The only way to cash flow in the current market is to employ a higher effort strategy like STR, MTR, rent by the room, etc.The "cash flow on paper" properties in stagnant markets or C-D class neighborhoods are probably not the type of places that you want to own long term.

At some point, if your business takes off, the single member LLC gives you optionality to move to an S Corp (which typically means less self employment taxes). 

I had capital and employment and properties from the start.

We have record employment, all of our retail is booming, housing is still selling.

.- Plan: apply this rate to pass-through and self-employment business income.

It also has a good sized tech hub, and major employers like coors, Amazon, Buckley space force base, Lockheed Martin, etc.

And those maybe bait and switching you..

As I mentioned in my previous responses to this thread, I am employed by LoanGuys as a customer service representative.