I know some solid professionals in this area if you need some referrals. 

It's important to take the time to evaluate the goals and seek professional advice to ensure the right fit.

Educate yourself with books, podcasts, and market research, define your goals, and build a team of professionals to support your journey.

Readers should seek professional advice.

A professional manager can find qualified tenants who respect your home and handle day-to-day issues.

Painting, for instance- an amatuer could take their time and paint a house over the course of a couple weeks and do a great job, but a professional crew could do the entire job in a day. 

Shout out to permit professionals like Roy Hasson (just a friend in LA specializing in navigating permit process - this is not a business play we do not work together), who are dedicated to helping others and will likely develop similar resources to support their communities through the rebuilding process.If you’re working on rebuilding efforts or have questions, feel free to connect with me—I’d love to collaborate.

Build connections with local professionals, talk to them in person, and value there time over yours.

Start by joining local real estate groups, narrowing your approach to strategies like house hacking or multi-family investing, and building a team of professionals like agents and lenders.

I actually ended up going through a big career change, and attended a 6-month bootcamp to learn Software Development after 7 years cooking professionally in fine-dining kitchens.