Hi FolksI got my CA real estate agent license a couple of years ago & currently hang my license with a local broker.

Funny enough, I work at a bank and am good with numbers and have always wanted to leverage my analytical strengths to better benefit me instead of my employer.I live in San Jose, CA and know that I don’t want my first RE experience to have a high tuition cost so buying in the immediate Bay Area is out, but have read some discussions around Stockton, Modesto, and Merced that sounds like it might be a viable option.

CA is a tough state right now so if you're seeing a lot of hesitancy on here, it's likely warranted.With that amount of capital, I would continue to rent for now.

I am in California and we are mostly on municipal sewage, so I was wondering if there were any issues/things to look out for when investing in Hawaii. 

Some of my colleagues here are based in California.

I have been slowly looking into Tulare County California which is pretty much in the Sequoia National Forest.

1) I want to learn all I can about REI because I want to make a career out of it without losing my shirt.2) I won't have much cash to actually invest until I have sold my property in CA and I need to finish the reno before I can list it.3) I used to be an attorney and I saw plenty of clients get burned for trusting the wrong person/people.

The latter part of my post are the elements that I feel like most people forget to calculate when calculating their cap rate or ROI and it's the direct result of many investors end up not succeeding and not making any money.If you are looking to get in touch with a commercial lender in California I can definitely help.

We are already seeing this in places like California.

Realtor Link: Link to Realtor.comProperty Address: 996 E 4th St, Pomona, CA 91766 (East of Los Angeles) Property type: MFR (fourplex) with 2/1, 2/1, 1/1 and 1/1 (built 1938) Property size: 2,536 sqft (living) and 6,008 (lot) Listed Price: $799,000.00 ($315/sqft) on market for 41 days Actual Rents: $4,270.00 ($1,270 + $900 + $1,050 + $1,050) to section 8 tenants Assumptions: - Strategy: House hacking.