I've been a part time investor since my mid 20's, and also have a day job that I do quite well with.

@Sam Hanaa Bad credit, self-employment, new to the country, short job history etc.

Hello everybody, I moved to Texas from Wisconsin a year ago and finally found myself a decent job.

For example (and just picking arbitrary numbers here), let's say:Current living expense: $1,800/monthHouse to hack mortgage: $2,000/monthRental income from house hack: $1,600/monthExpenses (including $400 leftover on mortgage): $800/monthIn this example, I'd be losing $800 out-of-pocket per month, but I'd be able to save an additional $1,000 from my day job over my current situation that I could use toward a second property.

Do you plan on flipping house full time or will you have  a "side job"?

That becomes the seed bed of your portfolio. 

Looking for areas that are driven by future job growth and strong leadership. 

Determined by drivers like job supply and renter demographics. 

My job requires me to be equidistant from downtown SFO and Silicon Valley and so I am considering investing in Hayward, CA.

I'm a 23 year old working with my dad and hopefully turning this into a full time job (in engineering now but would love to transition to real estate full time).