When you say you want to prioritize cash flow over equity, you want to watch out for people honing in on that and selling you "good cash flow" deals which will be in D neighborhoods and will come with high capital expenditures and harder tenancies.

Have you used their services or only watched their videos?

I personally learned I enjoy local investing in residential properties.

You have to watch out for properties that hit 1% or higher, but have cap ex and tenant issues.

California landlords can now enjoy streamlined maintenance and cost savings thanks to AB 2622.Signed into law in September 2024, AB 2622 raises the threshold for unlicensed contracting work from $500 to $1,000.

As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

I still watch them sometimes since every day, while eating lunch at work, I watch real estate-related videos on YouTube. 

I’ve been coaching new investors for a while, and I always enjoy hearing about what brings people to real estate.

And after a couple of years if you are enjoying it start to scale bigger or faster or both.  

.- >65K in rent collected- having someone to bring in Amazon packages when it is raining outside- generally having someone to watch over the property when out of town oftenI think the headache is worth it.