After asking for advice from some family that has done this type of work in the past and learning several different methods online i was ready to tackle the what seemed impossible tub remodel.I'm not going to bore you with all the little things that i learned that need to be done but i ended up going with the cement backerboard method.

Along with gathering information online, I've also been watching a ton of videos on youtube and that is how I stumbled across BiggerPockets.

At this point, I am looking at property online and talking to potential agents via email.  

I am much better when I earn my money in a high growth area/job, and invest it in a consistently growing area, a predictable lateral moving and well diversified economy.  

If you have high earned income and can funnel some of the extra money into your passive real estate business to make repairs etc that supplements the passive cash flow, can you still write these expense of as business deductions, even though the money came from your earned income?

Earning a commission is more than just marketing....and a $3mm multi comes with alot more work than a SFH.Alternatively, you can offer half of the commission, and sell it as a FSBO. 

I would place every SFR purchased at retail in San Diego into this category.You have earned the VA load. 

@Brian Trickett, you "feel that giving Phil $10k-25k upfront, followed by $250k of your first earned $500k profit (so that you can then get your initial $10k-25k back) is a way for you to FINALLY get a nudge in the right direction"?

I'll check them out online with the various local KW brokerages.

I did some research online and found out about this meeting tomorrow in Standish but I haven’t heard of anything on here about it.