One downside is as mentioned by others to truly be passive you need a high quality product and lots of doors which can be very expensive.As an example let's say you need 100 doors to be passive at 80k a door for a nice product.

I'm currently looking at a house that's listed for 125k they won't budge on price assessed at 123k and the house is nice and located near 2 hospitals.

***Appreciation is nice, but I don't base my purchases on appreciation alone.

I'm currently looking at a house that's listed for 125k they won't budge on price assessed at 123k and the house is nice and located near 2 hospitals.

In CA hot weather the pool was once a nice feature when water supply was a limit. 

I have a friend that lives there and it seems like a nice college town.

@Vanessa B.Hi there, my name is Scott Choppin, I run a RE development company in Long Beach, we might be able to help.Do you have specific land parcels identified?

@Jason Wyatt Keep learning, read, identify a niche of REI you want to focus in then meet local RE investors and develop relationships with those that are succeeding in that niche. 

I'm developing land in Redding, CA. 21 homes total, and wondering if anyone has advice or connections on getting the best deals on materials, appliances, things like fireplaces, ceiling fans, basically anything and everything that goes into a house.Looking to use a little hustle to build these houses piece by piece, getting great deals while keeping our style intact.Looking forward to any help I can get!

University District  has a lot of nice houses, as does Sherwood Forest, Indian Village, West Village.