Even though I knew I was off, the numbers I got did not feel like a cash flow property to me.

I feel that most people can self-manage 5 - 10 properties while being employed if they are local.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

I haven't seen a fee breakdown yet but something feels off here.

I don't know any attorneys in Sacramento, but if you want referrals in San Diego, feel free to send me a message.

Using the bidding system it forces competition which is the essence of a free market and keeps pricing down. 

I was trying to figure out how to scale my rental business when a friend of mine who had several rentals told me of his program to pay down his highest interest rate loan, with cash flow and adding other money and then applying that free-and-clear cash flow to paying off the next loan and having 2 free and clear props.

He's another experienced CFP® who can provide valuable advice.Feel free to message me if you have specific questions or need further guidance.Best,Josh St.

Feel free to contact me. 

Maximum 10 total properties (not 10 financed properties like fannie/freddie 1-4 unit properties, so even if the properties are free and clear it counts against this 10 "properties," whether there is debt/liens against them or not)You can use 1 year tax returns for self employment and 1 year tax returns for rental property income calculations as well which is huge for BP folks since most of us are rental property investors and self employed/S-corp/schedule C personal tax returns@Matthew Kwan @Carlos Valencia @Joe Homs