Starting at 18 years old, you will be a top broker in your twenties if you keep at it.Good luck!

So my goals for the final 20 years or so are pretty modest really. maybe your path wasn’t just about money and the wild ride  and ups and downs over that time , I mean You gained a lot  of knowledge of the industry through those turns and bumps and perhaps these last twenty years you were put here at this place to help guide us and share your expertise so we wouldn’t make the same mistakes and you can vicariously move the ball forward through others .seems We just never know our real purpose till later in life after the fact   

I do think that markets are red hot right now, and we are at best in the end phases of a roaring bull market. 

That being said, long-term I do not see myself tied down to this area as I am still in my early twenties.

my personal experience with rehabs generally range from ten to twenty thousand based on the quality of materials you use example. ceramic to lynolium tile generic or name brand paint carpet to hardwood floors etc.

Hi Grace,I'm in the area you are too (Santa  Clarita) and have been a landlord for twenty years.

If you are twenty years old and you have potentially 40 years of investment ahead of you, It doesn't really matter what you invest in (RE, Stocks, mutual funds, etc) as long as it is solid valuable investment.

There are some local parks that are nice, there are flight tours at the airport a minute away, shopping, great foodie area if you are willing to drive out ten minutes, twenty minute drive to SeaTac Airport.

High appreciation markets are generally for investors who would have a higher risk tolerance and do not need cash flow now, whereas high cashflow markets are for people who need immediate money and  ready to put higher effort to realize that (compare buying and managing twenty 50k per door houses in low priced market for cashflow vs buying one house for 1MM and managing one tenant  in a high priced market for appreciation). 

Couldn't tell you his charges but He had over twenty properties.