Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

putting down 75% ain't bad, but if you're dead set on investing in your backyard, oftentimes it's just not an area that cashflows. if cashflow is more important to you than having your rentals be a stone's throw away, consider another market.

Ok your responses are from lenders that want to make money lending HM.HM is basically not appropriate for any kind of longer term hold  ONLY fix and flip and only if you really know what your doing.I would be very cautious borrowing money..better set up for you and safety is going to be a JV deal.. where the PL is your equity partner and is in it long term with you if its rentals you want to start to acquire.

"The host were really incredible teachers and the modules were set up perfectly week to week.

To set your prices, do some research into the market, the season, the demand, local events, and what your competitors are charging.

  , and I set out on a goal for the year to meet with at least one individual or couple each month who is passionate about their real estate journey.

It's strange that you claim to make over $150k, but your adjusted gross income on the form is listed at under $35k.

So I trade risk related to out-of-state investment, with risk to hold huge leverage in over-bloated market in tenet friendly state, but I am losing opportunity to build a skill-set of out-of-state investing which will help me to scale faster and be flexible in the future.If we buy cheaper house but further from the city, we will spend a lot more time in the commute(3 days in the office mandate), in this case we will trade time(commute) for money(affordability) it makes it not an investment, but another work.

It does come with its own set of challenges, of course, and I agree that the market in Calif can be highly competitive.I see where you're coming from about wholesaling and flipping, especially for someone just starting out.

I have one myself that I funded after selling my SF home and once I set up my policy, I took a low, simple interest (5.5% for me) loan that I then used to purchase a 4 unit MF; now I'm using it to fund the renovations.