Orbirental  had originally been my second choice. 

Within 10 years you can realistically reach this as long as you are patient and make the right choices.

You might pay for that potentially bad choice over and over again in the coming months. 

The Solo 401k is usually the best choice for those who are eligible.

Scott Trench's book set for life goes through different scenarios about peoples stituation and what choices they have.

Those can make or break you at times in my opinion.2) The more I learned about real estate and investing the more I thought it would be a viable career choice for me. 

We don't have to choose between two polar opposite choices of beaten down "investor specials" and full turnkey.

. $30K will not go very far at all multifamily, so your only choice will be a single-family home.On the other hand, if the risk is not acceptable, then in exchange for paying a management fee, you can hire a much more experienced professional to handle the investment for you via syndication/crowdfunding.

I can't reiterate enough though, if they leave you'll have two choices: 1.

I'm considering Riverside for the following reasons:I've read from different websites that job growth in the area is expected to outpace Silicon Valley It is close to where I live (I live in OC)I have heard from a few people I know that there are people moving there due to the high cost of living in OC and LA However, I'm a little unsure if investing there would be the right choice because I do not know how likely it would be getting a good tenant fast and I have also read that evictions can be a giant headache in CA.