My question to all you experienced people is: If you had to start over, what would YOU do to get to $25K/month as directly as possible?

Mentors are generally people you have a relationship with who teach you free-of-charge, with the intent of helping someone less experienced achieve success.

From what I have experienced so far, it is not an easy job, but is is very rewarding!

I have been wanting to get this going for years, been reading/studying on & off all this time and am now getting things going.After lurking on this forum for some time, I realize that my reading has focused on motivational books with little substance and I am now struggling to come to grips with the cold calculations of the REI experienced here on BP.

If you are truly an experienced guy at this kind of stuff and know 100% for sure you can meet your deadlines for time and $$$, then private money may be a viable option, but if not, watch out, because the clock is ticking and the $$$ add up real quick!

The problem you're experiencing isn't unique to the Bay Area.

Hi Sean D , An exercise I always do is "reverse engineer" the LO, or Get the Tenant Buyer First.Regardless of population, you can post on CraigsList,2 qty 4 Bedroom 2 B for Lease Option or Cash SFR properties avail in ___ school district.

Brian - It is great that you went and experienced it.

If it were me, I'd pull a little out, partner with some experienced in flipping, and reinvest your profit from those deals into rentals.

I'm 18, currently in my 2nd semester of college studying Electrical Engineering.