That's a really awesome goal to have and definitely an achievable one.

I so happen to know the perfect mentor who has helped hundreds, perhaps thousands of people achieve their goals of financial freedom.  

Business Plan (6/23/2016)Mission Statement:I strive to convert real estate properties that have become burdensome for current owners into blessings for new owners and tenants through various investing strategies such as wholesaling, fix-and-flipping, and buy-and-holding.Goals:Short Term (Over the Next 5 Years)Do my first wholesale dealForm an LLCGet my real estate licenseContinue building a funnel of leads that brings in 1-2 wholesale deals per monthStart building a portfolio of buy and hold propertiesPurchase our first primary residenceEstablish a team and marketing machine so that I can start confidently and efficiently operating with other strategies such as fix-and-flipping and buy-and-holding to generate more monthly deals, and faster and continuous capitalLong Term (Beyond the Next 5 Years)Build a portfolio of rental homes that are cash flowing a combined passive income of at least $6,600 monthly (33 units bringing in $200 monthly or some other dollars per door equivalent); I believe then I will have achieved financial freedom.No longer being restricted by HAVING to work full-time for someone else, I want to devote all my time and money to my family and using my God given gifts and talents to build relationships in which lives are transformed by the Gospel of Christ, and continue building passive income to fuel these endeavors until I die and the legacy is passed down to my childrenStrategy:Starting off, I plan to raise capital via wholesaling.

I want to eventually leave my 9-5 job (everyday sucks a little more of my soul out) and I am looking for some guidelines or a good book on how to develop a plan to achieve this in the next few years. 

So I have reached the conclusion that positive cash flow is probably not  an achievable goal in Sacramento unless  you have a really large down or full cash.

You have to want to achieve it. 

After you find out their "why", that's when you have earned the right to propose that real estate can be the vehicle to help them achieve their why.

You need to have set goals of what you want to achieve in terms of flips holds and property types as well as have deep knowledge of the local area you want to invest in.

He has many outstanding achievements to his credit.

The lesson I learned from reading that book is that purchasing undervalued properties and forcing appreciation, not cash flow, made Brandon wealthy.Similarly, after speaking with dozens of the most successful investors I have met with here in Orange County, not a single one told me they achieved their great wealth through cash flow properties; much less turnkey properties.