I am defiantly trying to sock in as much information as possible and learn as much as I can both from the content on the website and most from people that achieved their financial goal.

If you are planning on making a living or becoming financially independent, it will come much faster owning the homes.

I currently own one unit in Florida and used to be a mortgage broker before I moved to California to work in the entertainment business..For the last decade I've given myself various financial "challenges" to help keep me focused.

All the financial doc's were provided and the numbers simply did not work..

This post is kind of an introduction and a search for advice.I have recently discovered real estate on my search for financial literacy.

Don't underestimate the costs for the ROW permit and public improvements - you'll be obligated to do everything your property touches and bring it to conform to current standards, including alley if it's on one.Fire and sound separation codes are much stricter now than when much of our local apartment stock was built, so that's another thing to watch out for.

I plan on doing this with my long term friends they are all financially stable and have jobs and the income to support the move.

Goal is to create enough income for financial freedom.

One of the companies we really like is Roofstock, as they appear to do a lot of the legwork for you (finding, what appears to be, decent rental units, along with calculating all of the financial information).My question is, has anyone bought through Roofstock before and looked back to see how accurate the Roofstock calculations were (cash-on-cash, turnover repair costs, cap rate, etc)? 

@Daniel Dietz,Ignoring the internet deduction issue, would make sense financially for you ?