Your reputation will determine your success.

One option we are exploring is Turnkey properties.

This is my first investment property and I definitely don’t want to the reputation of the landlord who drove out a retired couple from their home of seven years.

So if I'm a local LO and want my reputation among local Bay Area Realtors to be that my preapproval letter is as good as gold, the wonky ones are full TBD Approvals even if it means I occasionally lose business from one of my fellow perpetually impatient "now now now" instant gratification-seeking millenials. 

I would like to explore Fix-Flip option.

I would like to explore Fix-Flip option.

Our work has slowed down and we now have time to explore real estate as another source of income.

Please also do your research to make sure you've explored all your options and looked up any "professionals" who are offering to help, online.

More importantly I have licensed and reputable lenders that work with out of state investors to lend them monies to help them acquire investment properties.

The market here is ridiculous at the moment, so I am exploring a few options, including house hacking in either Westchester or Nassau County and/or looking at out of state options.