Note: the local bank may want you to have some skin in the game so it is likely that you will need to put 10% out of pocket. 

I run a mortgage and real estate office in LA and have worked for multiple investors looking to get into the SoCal rental game.

@Rick Pozos This thread is exactly what my heart wants, the whole BRRR process but I find myself in exactly the same position as OP which is $0 in the game.

I'm Kathy -- I work in tech in SF as a software engineer making mobile apps.

I like all the bells and whistles, but they are not required and many other softwares offer them as well.

I told him I'd be at $75k (what I bought the house across the street for), but encouraged him to get a CMA from a realtor and was off to my son's bb game. 

Hey Everyone,I'm looking for suggestions and tips on how to do bookkeeping properly and what you recommend for a bookkeeping software.

I find it interesting, as a new person in the real estate game, how incredibly defensive this forum is. 

Every person was wanting to get involved in stock market game and is the same today as regards to real estate rentalsroofstock is selling build to rent houses in memphis for $190kish. numbers dont make sense to me but will to first timers who will be given the logic that no mainteance for ten years but that maintenace is built in the price of the house. 

Since the Bay Area market is crazy, I am looking to partner with someone probably as an investor in the beginning.Coming from the software industry, I have pretty good project management skills as well.