Over the next year or so, we continued to hit the marketing and closed on several other properties with the vast majority coming from the cheapest but often most discouraging form of marketing you can do: Cold Calling.

My wife and I are embarking on a two-year live-in flip this summer, and in the vast majority of cases, holding rental real estate is the best possible choice.

Some areas are vastly more expensive than others, some neighborhoods or "communities" are more run down than others, etc.

Obviously it isn't everywhere...but I'd say it's the vast majority of areas.

For example Birmingham and Milwaukee is vastly different in term of city regulation related to the rental.

I also know people in this business that have been in it for 40+ years that I can run circles around because the start date to current date doesn't = vast amounts of experience though it could but it depends how much that grinded during these dates.

I would plan to use it sparingly and would rent the vast majority of the time.

I did my first deal ever exactly 10 months ago, thanks to the Bigger Pockets podcast, a lot of library books and a lot of good people.

The vast, overwhelming majority of LLCs are worthless.I realize that may be a controversial notion on BP.  

Being located in CA, you will have access to a vast amount of lenders.