For my husband, it took seeing that we could still make money without him being so actively involved (he never wanted to hire anyone but resented having to do it, himself, and that attitude drove us both nuts).   

There's access to the big Deschutes River for kayaking, floating, fishing, etc., and a boat launch in the subdivision.

I probably spent about $2,000 on direct mail marketing to 4-unit owners in Southern California, and the few who called back were just fishing for a price.

Welcome, @Chris R.SoCal can be a tough nut to crack for newbies.A couple years ago I mailed out lots of letters to homeowners in LA County with no luck.Then I tried rural Kern County and got a deal from a distressed homeowner in California City.The margins were not as large as they would've been in LA or OC, but I was able to rent it out for 2 years before fixing it up and selling it for a decent gain.Also, have you considered an owner-occupied small multifamily for your first deal?

I am a personal finance nut!

If all goes as planned I should clear my debt from my fishing business this season and have some money left over to invest with.

This is used mostly for fishing though.

Its a oil and gas/fishing economy which somewhat makes me nervous.

Otherwise, you can drive all the qualified traffic you want, but your conversions ultimately bring you the money.Hope I added some insight, feel free to private message me if you have any specific questions you would like to ask -Angel-Ty L.PPC Hustle So when you are starting out and there are much bigger fish in your pond how does ppc help?

You don't want it smelling like fish or whatever else other people cook.