I'm not sure if I want to do co-hosting though.You may be like me and think that "one more book/podcast/course" will give me what I need to acquire whatever skill I'm looking for. 

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..

But there is no black and white guidance that I could find.And, in conclusion...1st conclusion: no FICA until the child's 18th birthday.2nd conclusion: tax law is muddy (I would add two capital letters, but it's a family-friendly forum)3rd conclusion: pay your CPA, we have to deal with it daily, and it takes skill

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

"I was going reply reference your typing skills and overall spelling ability."

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

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!

With Debra's expertise and keen negotiation skills, we secured the home for $100,000, ensuring it was positioned for a profitable and quick resale.

They use an economic vacancy figure instead of breaking out loss to lease, bad debt, and concessions so as to conceal their assumptions but a skilled operators can reverse calc it.

It's like asking someone what you should look for in a wife.You need to focus on what your goals are first, then take a personal inventory of your own knowledge, skills, interests, finances, available time, etc.