I would focus on how you help sellers and setting realistic expectations for potential leads

& @Edward B.The use of leverage in an IRA can be a very powerful strategy to boost ROI. 

Hello everyone,I am a real estate investor focused on buy-and-hold and recently moved to California.

Were focusing on turn keys for now.

I unfortunately was not afforded an opportunity at a younger age to be exposed to the power of passive income, passive income vehicles, compound interest, and a detailed planning for the future.

I used Power Property Management for a property I had in mid-city for several years.  

@Brian Bogart, my recommendation is that you focus on building a team and finding deals first.

We tend to focus on strog rental, B class areas in the suburbs outside of the 435 loop.

That said,  council has been fairly quiet lately on rental issues,   perhaps because they were all focused on the seattle head tax debacle, and also I think they are starting realize it wasn't just threats as they see a lot of smaller owners selling.    

Then I found that my W2 job was costing me money because I couldn't focus on my flips and (surprise!)