While median home prices are continuing to set records, YoY appreciation was modest (6-8%) versus the 12%+ seen in the east bay and San Jose. 

The net amount leaves me enough to be able to buy some property in cash, albeit.. something modest but still property that I could rent out and have it start paying me back now and into retirement. 

You can also search around here for previous threads and blog posts.As an aside -- If you put your text below the quote, BP won't blur out your text. 

You might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

You organize all the steps in a methodical way:You are worried that your website is slow to load (normal investors do not react to information that their website loads slowly)You are blogging to keep visitors longer on the websiteYou offer a free course to get E-mail visitorsYou build a community (circle) of regular visitorsYou choose an advanced business website platform like Kartra.com You have now outgrown the Kartra.com platform.

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.Check out the BP Podcasts: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast5.If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking6.

Would be truly grateful or if you can suggest any good websites/blogs with this information as well!

You will need to get a local, rockstar Realtor, contractor, lender, and property manager.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-teamI invest here in Columbus, Ohio

Also if there are any forums, blogs, tools, podcasts, books, anything that has helped you in this space please send them my way.

See this article:www.taxcpe.com/blogs/news/1099...What do you think - do landlords need to file 1099-MISC's?