My name is Federico Martinez, I am an inspiring investor, mostly focused on flips and rentals.

But I am even more excited to reach my goals.I am hoping to close my first house hacking deal in the Spring of 2017.I currently work full time as a Client Services Account Manager for a Health Insurance company.I enjoy the security and responsibility of my FT job but I also look forward to accomplishing my goals of supplementing my income, setting up a long term “retirement” plan, creating a legacy and ownership for my children and the overall accomplishment of OWNERSHIP.I look forward to using REI as a vehicle to get there.I am very excited to “learn the ropes” and hopefully partner with other seasoned investors in an effort to grow in the business.My initial goal is to establish about $500/month from income properties and to accumulate $100K in cash to start, within the next 2 years.Lofty but doable…I would like to use the “buy, rehab, rent and refinance” as my primary strategy.I would also like to identify a mix of wholesale and fix and flip deals along the way.I have been looking through the forums and posting some questions myself and I would just like to say thank you to everyone!

I bet the majority on this site are use to reading "I'm a newbie" or "what do I do now" and I don't want to sound like that but... lol.I'm an inspiring, green and impressionable real estate tycoon, like the Monopoly man(awesome top hat included).

here is a great threadThe landlord evicts for his or her personal occupancy, a resident manager, or that of the landlord's spouse, parents, or children (LAMC 151.09.A.8) - Landlords must file a Landlord Declaration of Intent to Evict prior to giving notice to tenants (see, Evictions For Occupancy By Landlord, Landlord's Immediate Family, or Resident Manager);http://www.yourlegalcorner.com/articles.asp?

The podcast are great too especially if you need a bump of inspiration :)  

I also have children and grandchildren in the Boise, ID area, which is growing like crazy, and I will consider investing there, as well.

Really looking forward to being able to navigate through the site while learning from and connecting with others, but in the mean time, the podcast  and YouTube videos have been very interesting and  inspiring to say the least.  

Its always refreshing and inspiring to read stories like this.

This is the time period where the depreciation & capital gains will reduce your net return badly.I intended to pass my 6-plex to the children tax free via the Living Trust approach, but being an absentee LL but still actively managing the asset the work is too much now so we liquidated this spring after holding for 19yrs. 

Greetings, I am an inspiring real estate investor currently serving on active duty in the Marine Corps and stationed in Japan.