Hello everyone! I'm very excited to be on here and to start learning and meeting new people. I have no background in Real Estate except for that my husband is a new real estate agent and we hope to be able to work t...

Following the advice of some experienced investors on this site, I went ahead and registered for the California Real Estate Agent's course and should have my license in less than 2 months.

What can be done in CA will be different than the Midwest for example.

With any luck, some day I will have a wealth of info to share and pay it forward.I live in Yorba Linda, CA (Orange County).

The owner had 2 years of delinquent taxes and was weeks away from losing it to tax foreclosure (he owned the property free and clear, he lived in Long Beach, CA and hadn't seen the property in in 12 years.

In CA, 3% is a lot, but 5%, could be near $20,000.

Hey there Ben, congrats on your personal residence turning out so well.I personally would say that I don't think metro areas of CA are good buy and hold markets from a CF perspective.

I too am looking for some deadbeats that I got a Judgement against for a lot of rent here in california.

We are in southern California and would kill to find good lots on which to buy, at "reasonable" prices.

That was a fun call.Getting private investors in CA for US deals was a fun idea.Syndication books are avail on amazon, as well as SD IRAs.A good limited partnership attorney will assist you in the structure in CA.