Then there's the good old save like crazy from your current cash flow and personal savings to build your "war chest" until you find an investment you like.Finally, I would take the advise of folks who live in the midwest with a rather large grain of salt ... their markets are completely different from SoCal and their advise may be sound for their market, but it does not hold water for SoCal.

After school, I moved to San Francisco to work for a public accounting firm, focusing on real estate and technology.  11 years ago, I moved to Salt Lake City to continue my career in public accounting, working on multifamily, private and public REITs, storage, homebuilders, and tech companies.  

Ever been to SALT in downtown Roswell?

Or just get some king of termite killer and spray the area, then install a new board?

Ive heard some good things about Steve Cooks but hard to find any reviews on Peter Gauthier other than testimonials for his own youtube channel which I usually take those with a grain of salt.

seem to have, so take this with a grain of salt!  

My name is Brett Thompson and I hail from Salt Lake City Utah.  

In the 90's I traveled and hung out in Miami while promoting parties where everywhere along the coast I remember seeing Motels selling for $25K or $30K with only 3% down sprayed painted on white bed sheets.

Let’s not go into market speculation from SALT and interest deduction effects.

A typical day: Wake up, do some landlord duties as needed (lately it's salting ice or shoveling snow before work), listen to BP podcasts/check BP on the commute, work 9-5, commute home, take care of more landlord duties (keep a list), gym, sleep, repeat.Variable things: Phone calls to contractors or repairmen, phone calls with tenants, running numbers (new potential deals, new ideas, finances/accounting), reaching out/networking, running reports (credit checks, background checks), talking to lenders, replying to BP posts, attending REI meetings, email property managers, and many moreAll of these things are done early morning, during lunch, or after work ^