I am also interested in local meet ups when they start up again.

Not unusual for docs to have $400,000-$500,000 in student loans or practice startup costs and $50,000 or so in income during residency. 

The city does finally seem to be seeing some good traction from the Gigatown win and some project funding like the Heritage precinct that are seeing some really good Hitec start ups coming in to or staying in town from Uni so if that continues then some alternative jobs are coming in too.As for rentals, this is still the oldest housing stock in the country so it is prime for buying under value doing improvements to it and increasing your values and to a lesser extent rents.

I make a comfortable living in IT for a Silicon Valley start-up, but I'm looking to create a side business and passive income sources (the hamster wheel can only spin for so long until the hamster tires).

My background is mostly working on tech startups and currently looking for a product manager role in the meantime.My current goals in real estate involve getting started with my first multi-family property (preferably a 3-flat) and house hacking it or just renting out all the units. 

Today the established brokerages as well as the start ups are spending a lot of money trying to recruit good agents and associate brokers so you'll need some kind of hook.

Also interested in any wholesale deals you come across once you start up some marketing.

If start-ups are your thing, we have a plethora of those too.

@Aaron Mazzrillo Indeed, the younger generation are way into the start up scenes and social media to bother about learning basic investing principals.

I cashed out of a startup over a year ago, travelled the world, and have had no actual income since.