As for the areas to target, my goal in getting our feet wet as real estate investors--and since we plan to be living in Sac--is to find a property we can live in while renting out one or more units to help cover our housing expenses, which we can then hold and continue to rent out when we move.

I have been to RE meetups in the past with like-minded everyday investors pursuing similar goals, sharing stories and learning from each other, running through numbers, sharing network contacts, and even doing deals together.

I’d love to hear about your goals and what you’re hoping to achieve here.

Additionally, do you have any other ideas or strategies that might help achieve his goals without incurring a tax liability?

At this stage, the main thing we need is for me to get back into the workforce and get some money coming in, in order to achieve that dream.With that in mind, my immediate goal is to gain employment in the field of property management, as opposed to wasting my time working in another field that is not associated with real estate.

I don't know the %, but I would still guess 90% washout or never hit their goals, but I do see some "graduate" and seem to do well long term. 

Choose Multi-Unit PropertiesLook for duplexes, triplexes, or properties with ADUs.

Dollars outweigh calls every day of the week.To me, what appears to be the problem isn't setting the goals, or choosing the goals, but having a plan of how to get there. 

Let’s make 2025 the year you crush your deal-finding goals.

I want to learn from experienced landlords here, how much deductible should we choose?