Still working, but move motivated to break free now. 

You came to the right place to learn more about real estate and connect with other motivated investors.

That being said house hacking is still an incredible tool and just because you don’t cover the full 100% / can’t quite cash flow positive you are still mitigating the vast majority of your families biggest expense while getting into an awesome business, building equity, having a shot at appreciation etc!

I studied for two and a half years about everything to do with real estate investing, I became a BP Pro member (shout out to everyone who contributes to BP, the wealth of knowledge here is incredible and truly helped me figure out where I wanted to invest), I read tons of real estate books, and had been saving every penny for years to build up my cash to invest.

It worked enormously well and I was able to deliver some pretty incredible returns. 

Many of these books you and others recommend are probably motivational/inspirational (I.e Think and Grow Rich, or 10x growth) and meant to give us a 💪🏾 mental strength that will get us through the trials and help with blocking out negative Nancy’s, boosting us into the realm of the successful thinkers.My question is how do YOU protect YOUR energy 🔋 from negative family/friends, harassers, haters, and just general bad vibes?

You find a deal, negotiate the price with the motivated seller and get it under contract.

There has been incredibly strong job growth here since the last recession and there is a great diversity of jobs, as well.

At the same time we've found MFH in a bit not as nice areas of Oakland (less maintained houses, not as new renovations, etc) but the prices have been incredible compared to the more desirable areas.

You came to the right place to learn more about real estate and connect with other motivated investors.