Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

For now, robust insurance can provide liability protection, with an LLC added later as your portfolio grows, balancing California's fees with liability needs.

Would a DST work to defer taxes on ordinary income from say flipping properties and using the trust to invest in more properties?

Choose a goal so ambitious it forces you to grow into the person who can achieve it.

However, capital losses cannot directly offset rental income, though they can reduce up to $3,000 of ordinary income annually and carry forward.

If your student loans are only 3-5% interest, that's pretty good so I think it's okay to pay those off over time.It sounds like you're making good income with your current employer and there is room to grow, so I'd plan to stay with that job until you can pay your high interest loans off and save enough for a down payment for your first property.

@Evan Polaski It took me at least a year of sourcing sponsors, finding investment group resources, analyzing opportunities, and understanding proper diligence; so, following a sponsor for a long time happens in the ordinary course of getting familiar with an investment strategy (particularly one that lacks control). 

Event with all that the sale prices have been over the list price on average close to 1.5% over, which would seem a bit counter.If rates end up dropping a decent amount at all the prices could rocket even with inventory growing again. 

Just be aware of there are many Padsplit salesperson or Padsplit affiliate businesses that would love to grow rich out of Padsplit owners.

I attended middle school here and spent many years growing up in the area.