Doing things on the cheap in these situations can be the difference between making a profit or losing your shirt.  

Hi Everyone  I'm new to real estate  investing and I want to buy and flip homes I'm currently trying to save money to buy my first property and also build my credit what would be some good advice to invest in my first home an how much should I save and also how can I follow  or identify target markets  for cheap houses and good market  and what website  could I use to analyze the market in my area.

For more info, check out the law itself AB968: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB968/id/2764362 https://www.car.org/riskmanagement/qa/New-Laws/2024-New-LawsAll of the "owner-builder" folks that would get permits for work and then hire unlicensed, uninsured, discount companies to do the work for as cheap as possible will pivot. 

Properties like this interest me because of their cheap price and fairly high rents.

Well I've been expecting the downturn for several years now, but seems they postponed it with super low rates and cheap Covid era money.

Have a few people who may consider it but it would have draws on funds to complete - it would not be cheap at all as there is not a great spread

You'd be shocked at how cheap it is to get a container halfway around the world. 

This info will lead to several options being removed from possibility.The best software options are designed for PM companies and can cost a decent amount monthly.Here's some cheap options:Doorloop, Hemlane, Innago, RentRedi, Stessa, Avail, Apartments.com, TenantCloud, TurboTenant, Buildium

Owning a lot of cheap properties with crappy tenants is a great way to lose money.

In 2023 we bought our first single family fixer upper, we bought it cheap with cash in an area about 2 hours from our current home.