Partners are difficult to find as well because most people at networking events are either have no experience, looking to remain more passive or way too experienced and have their own dream time.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

Are there sensible steps I should be taking at this moment?

Planning to purchase in Phx,Az and surrounding areas, my equifax score is 700, experian 645,no debt whatsoever, have 1099 for 2022 and 2023 (required 2yrs), on my 1099s it says i make 135k per year, do not have tax returns (yea, yea), im planning to first start with my bank wells fargo.This would be my first home and at 1st plan to live in it, possible house hack, going for a -$300k loan. should i go traditional, fha , i plan to be on a fixed rate so I dont get surprises later on.In my situation, what down payment amount do you think will be needed .

Well in managing an Airbnb, you must be willing to put in the work to see the results.

@Nick Filippides, You can do a 1031 exchange on that property since it is being used for investment. 

Maybe syndications but some of them aren't doing well and if they don't know how to vet the operator, seems very risky. 

Even if you create a non-CA LLC, if you are managing the business from California, you will likely be deemed to be "doing business" in California and therefore likely subject to CA taxes.

There are two sides to that coin, yet most people only talk about the reward side. 

He let me know that he didn't "think" the seller would be interested in financing and it hasn't sold because the owner wants full asking price ($330k).