And you can't do that without a property manager.There are never any guarantees, but if you follow those 4 tips, your chances of having a cash-flowing property are greatly increased!

@Jami Krietzman I was just hired on at an accounting firm in Bowling Green KY and I know we have quite a few real estate clients.

I feel like if I was in my 20s I'd have a lot more time and a lot more energy and would be willing to take more risks, but now that I'm older, I'm not sure what the best path is going forward.

Anyone have any tips on starting small in California?

Otherwise, some book recommendations (these include mostly books on business/lifestyle or buy/hold investing):- "E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber- "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki (further builds on the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" foundation)- "Set for Life" by Scott Trench- "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene- "The Book on Managing Rental Properties' by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner- "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod-"HOLD" by Gary Keller (geared toward SFR)-"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (geared toward commercial investing)"Multi-Family Millions" by David Lyndahl (This is on my list of "To-Reads".

What are some simple daily things to do to continually do market research ?

Any tips and tricks to jump into it?

I'm wondering if anyone has used the HomeSmart Service from Xcel Energy.

That means I would be paying the seller of the house plus the investor, which doesn't work cause I just break even paying the seller and monthly cost as it is.Any tips, advice and comments are greatly appreciated.

Money Mustache is a good place for getting in the right mindset for saving and for tips.