Hi John,I'm a lender in Southern CA and I have previously asked around for an Attorney referral to help me formalize my private money lending.  

Jay,You are right; I only have experience in Southern California, mainly LA, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

Hi there,I've saved up a bit and am considering taking a break from work, relocating to a city TBD, buying a duplex, and having tenants offset the costs.In terms of Cities I've spent all of my life in California (Southern California, San Francisco), so would like to try something new.

You don't need to double close in Southern California.

Even on the Oregon Coast, which very affordable compared to Southern California, nothing I have seen to date pencils out.The first vacation rental was kind of a fluke because we wanted a place in the country and again, being cheap, I wanted my vacation house to pay for itself.

I invest in southern CT so if you ever venture up that way, feel free to reach out.  

@Gary Miller  I would go to Memphis and view their operation it is very impressive.. first class southern hospitality..

So we had to pay down a lot of our credit accounts to get our score back over 740 in order for us to get a good rate on a loan on our first investment/personal residence in Southern California.  

I am a new investor in Southern Maryland and seeking some guidance.  

I have a SFH in the most southern beach community in California, Imperial Beach.