@Kathy HacmacI don't allow any sort of painting.I've put together my apartments so that all the walls will need is a quick washdown with TSP, hole and crack repair, some touch-up primer (maybe), and another coat of colormatched Glidden Premium to come back to where they were before I rented out the place.The brick duplex that I'm currently renovating was custom-built in 1923 for an heiress of a prominent local family in the historic borough of Munhall, PA, just outside the city limits of Pittsburgh.

looking to see if there is any REIA meetups in LA, been here for about 3 years and want to connect with brokers, sale agents and other people in the community 

-- I start with $5,000 and spend a few weeks looking for note brokers.-- Invest into a $5k note yielding 15% per year, or about $750 per year, $60 per month.-- Look for opportunities to recapitalize, either by raising private money (unlikely this early on) or "collateral assignment" loans to borrow at, maybe 7.5% while re-lending at 15%.-- I keep doing this until I go from $60 a month to $830 a month, which would take 28 investments assuming they were all $5k notes yielding net 7.5%.

I did not use an agent to place this offer, I ordinarily would but my one man entity broker is currently unavailable.5. all cash deal6. fix and flip deal, I will be gutting the property, down to studs for rehabMy comments:In reference to #2 I will be restructuring the deal to address this for multiple reasons, 1 is I am interested in getting rid of the tenants as soon as possible, 2 is don't want any lingering "due outs" after closing and possession of the property.

@Ayne Cardona Your broker should be able to get you reports from CoStar, REIS, Yardi etc.

I've bought from hard money lenders, real estate brokers, probate attorneys, divorce attorneys, neighbors, friends, family (thanks Uncle Greg), you name it.

That way they are already helping the customers and that way theyll have a way to sell more rebuilds too.

I have listened to almost every Bigger Pockets podcast, and have read multiple books on investing, and I am fully convinced RE is going to be my path to financial freedom.I currently own my own custom sock company (Ok Sock), so I am not locked down at a day job.With that being said, I am on the search for real, cold, hard experience.

You’ll probably have to go through a broker vs a direct bank.

This will help you choose which market is best for you and which individuals (brokers, lenders, partners, etc.) you want to connect with.There are a lot of great meetups in the SF area.