This is a great strategy to use for beginners who want to get a foot in the door of investing while also learning crucial skills just as tenant management. 

Lake county Northern CA where I lived and started my RE career also had massive fires that burnt over 700k acres went right through one of the developments my family did ( the Hunter Ranch) homes were destroyed there but not that many as those were 20 acre lots so maybe 10 houses..

I didn't put systems in place until I realized I was lacking a some area of my investment skills. 

If you build your investor network while working on wholesaling skills, when you find a real deal you can sell it for a profit.

Even really skilled operators are left with no back up plan because they can't pivot to LTR in that market, can´t fetch the price they paid because the STR has lost some steam and was bought using nightly rate numbers etc.

I guess my procrastination skills are slipping! 

During the 2008 financial crash, low paid, low skilled workers were laid off in droves.

Where to find/hire a full time, skilled and licensed handyman4. 

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!

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