@Quincy Roundtree my biggest recommendation is to pick a neighborhood, hopefully one with a lot of 2-4 unit homes, figure out, view every property and get to know the area.

I think my biggest hurdle right now though is finding properties to analyze, and knowing which ones are worth analyzing.I think I should probably be talking to an agent and seeing what they can help me find.

Something like that is designed for old ladies to park their cash or for you to buy a 2M house by the ocean and catch a couple bucks of rent in the back.CA is the 6th biggest economy in the world, snugly wedged right between the UK and France.

Now you just entered the biggest pool of home buyers.

The biggest wake up call to me when I came here was that it was free coaching and people would hold my hand.I couldn't be more wrong.However, this is a community that will show you the ugly in the real estate investing world.

From my experience, your biggest hurdle will be getting the city to agree to make it a legal 5 unit.I understand you don't want useless space, can you duplex it to another unit?

I think the biggest asset could be your future agent that will be listing it.

The biggest issue would be lack of market knowledge and network of professionals already established to work with.

Yes.This is one of my biggest apprehensions regarding courthouse purchases...but I still buy this way.

This is the biggest expense.