We could live In the 2/1 and pay only $800 per month, but we need the bigger space.Not only is our monthly expense spared, but we've built a substantial amount of equity in the house as well.

Welcome to bigger pockets! 

Hoping to use Bigger pockets to network and gain knowledge from other members. 

(I used the money to buy one bigger property.

Welcome to Bigger Pockets

Because a 2-4 unit property will serve as a forcing function to drive a multifamily deal with "training wheels," so to speak, before moving into larger multifamily deals (where folks should ultimately aim to focus in their bigger strategy, in my opinion). 

Bigger pockets has been great and everyone is here to help, so ask away! 

I am relocating to California from the mid-west, where we are used to living in newer, bigger homes and we cannot live comfortably in the small, older, expensive homes in the peninsula, SFO city or near Silicon Valley.

If you are strictly looking at building capital so that you can start putting bigger down payment down or paying for rentals with cash- my two cents would be to get in and out as fast as you can- pay the income taxes and build that capital quickly. 

I have been checking out bigger pockets for a few months now due to a suggestion from a fellow coworker but this is my first posting.