I believe California does have some great opportunities.

Memphis holds a lot of great opportunities.

Great job @Stephanie Bell!

It has been booming for the past couple of years with strong job growth and population increase.

Since I will be living in, I am looking for a nice neighbrhood with somewhat remodeled house with opportunities to increase the value as well.I would love to connect with other investors in the area and appreicate any insights as a newbie!

A good GC should be doing this, but if they are not detail oriented, it may fall on the customer to make sure the details are there.It's so important to be ultra specific when writing a Scope Of Work and Contract for a construction project - of any size, even a small job can go south without the specifics being spelled out clearly. 

Plus, being on layoff status gives me a lot of free time and is Just another reason to never put all my eggs in the job basket again.Here's the deal, pals: whether you're in the land of Jersey, the big apple New York, Pennsylvania, or Maryland, I'm your go-to guy!

I would just avoid people who complain about their job, life, and other stuff online all the time (like me, lol). 

@Ryan LopezIf you're considering between these markets I would check out Cleveland, OH.It's a great opportunity for fix and flips and turnkey opportunities.

Would you say there are opportunities there for a first timer that warrant pulling money from an HYSA earning 5.5%?