I'm looking for legit investor associations in California (anywhere in Cali, no specific location). I know that not all REIAs are created equal. Seems like for every quality REIA, there are 2 lack luster ones in the s...

I am re-entering the market as a new investor.

With the Investing in Opportunity Act, it will allow investors to defer their taxes by re investing their money into an "opportunity zone".

NHREIA meets the 2nd Wed of the month, NewEnglandREIA meets the first Wed, and NH RE Investor Mastermind can be found on Meetup and sometimes here on the events page, and meets in Nashua.   

Re-post it for us, please.

Just at a quick glance I see that you are not assuming that the value of the RE, expenses, or cash flow will go up at all over time, was this your plan or a typo?

I have been absorbing as much information from the BP books, podcasts and the webinars to try and prepare for this adventure. 

Here's the link to the best RE books: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/1...

For example buy a beat up 4 plex, live in it while you upgrade each unit, raise rents, get a new higher appraisal, do a cash out re fi and go buy another beat up 4 plex etc and repeat.

Starting from the bottom is tough, practically speaking.As far as attorneys, I've noticed a surprising amount of RE attorneys don't know anything about wholesaling.