@Gibran Sierra, what @Zachary Myers said!

@Gibran Sierra Going the wholesale route is the best path to go when starting out.

My name is Sierra and I've been interested in real estate investing for some time now.

If I remember correctly from your other posts, your rentals are Sierra foothills.  

I drive through Bakersfield at least once a month to go to backpacking in the Sierra's.  

Hi @Sierra G.Have you considered leasing the equipment instead of buying?

It is a gorgeous gorgeous place here.Starting a working life in 1999 I was in the military working in disaster management; then a whitewater raft guide; then international aid worker; then writer; and then paramedic, all over a span of 13 years.Over that span of jobs but especially as a paramedic and before that as an aid worker in Sierra Leone I have seen everything in life without having actively participated in war.

I did end up flipping a single family home, failing majestically in the process.  

They cost money but there are plenty of guys driving new F150's or Sierra's that cost more than my 3 series.But still with that being said I am looking for a very low key beater to drive when checking properties.

THanks Sierra