For networking, consider attending local meetups, conferences, networking events.

Looking ahead to retirement for both of us, we would like to make a solid investment with few worries about weather events.

For example, properties became available at the onset of COVID, during a snowstorm, a hurricane, a major holiday, or after some other unexpected event.

I think one of the worse things about CA is how crowded the various large coastal cities are (traffic, event crowds, pollution, housing shortage, etc.).The question was posed why invest in RE in states like CA. 

Also planning to get into REIA Club events in the Dallas area.

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My bookkeeping firm provides me with a steady active income, which allows me to keep doing deals, cover unexpected expenses, and navigate the occasional black swan event.

My wife and I house-hacked our first place in ALX renting out the basement on Airbnb as a monthly rental.We're now on our second property doing the same thing.It's short notice, but if you wanna attend today's NOVA REI meetup, it's the last one of 2024 and we're meeting at Tyson's mall on the 3rd floor.

Maybe we can keep in touch for the future positive event?

It has a free version and in the event you'd like to upgrade once you obtain more properties, the monthly cost is extremely reasonable.