As Karl Knaupp mentioned, great resources can be found at our SJREIA meetings.

My wife and I have very stable, well paying jobs in the Washington DC metro area, but we've made the decision we want to take charge of our financial futures instead of continually trading time for dollars like our families do. 

My personal big mistakes have been - buying home with converted garage and only car port (buyers here in So Cal, especially the guys, want/need a garage), bought a house with 55 stairs from street to front door - never again, and largest financial mistake was not going with my gut and chose to go with a new agent to list a multi million dollar property rather than my proven agent or myself.

Hi Guys I joined BP a couple of month ago, and I'm very happy and inspired by the site, resources and great people in here.

The amount of knowledge is overwhelming, but I'm hanging in there.My 401k and Roth used to be my rock, literally my goal to becoming financially independent, but I'm seeing now how thin simply maxing out a Roth account is for me as a plan.

I'm looking into buying the first investment property, and it seems like the only thing I can afford at the moment is properties from a low-income neighborhood without putting me into significant financial risk. 

Offering to release them at any time and give them prorated rent back, gives them financial incentive.

Use those resources and you can come to an accurate conclusion

It's a great resource.

Any resources too would be greatly appreciated !