Remember, even your regular 401k/IRA money when you eventually take money out, will cost you a decent chunk of change for income taxes (oh, and state and local too depending on where you live).

Its all BS.Treat your traffic like you would treat your fellow Yooman you'd meet at walmart.An introduction.

Go to your local REI meetup.

Then you can visit the property, meet the owner, and negotiate an offer.It doesn't make sense to write an offer when they may not even be interested in selling and you have no idea what it's worth to you.

That is really the way that YOU will manage the property as opposed to how the property management company did it.Good luck with your rental unit because there are a lot of laws that affect the CA landlord and renter, including more city/ local areas.

@Andrew SullivanTo begin in real estate, check your financial situation first, learn a lot, start with small steps, look into smart ways to fund your investments, pick the right places to invest, have clear aims, join groups of local investors, take smart risks, keep going even when it's hard, and be ready to change.

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