New SF Bay Area based REI

[Toan Pham]

Hi All,

I've been interested in REI for years but have really committed to becoming an investor within the last few months so I'm here to absorb as much knowledge as I can before I proceed. I currently own a townhouse in the SF Bay Area and I guess you could say I'm semi house hacking right now. I'd like to start my SFR portfolio and am looking at the Houston area (but am definitely open to anywhere else in TX, WA, or CA that make sense financially). I know a lot of people aren't big fans of long distance investments for newbies like myself but the market's kind of tough locally.

I'm hoping to get into buy and hold investments or BRRRR with a friend but am still figuring out the nuances of going an LLC route or some other sort of agreement and the effects it would have on financing. I am looking forward to learning and networking as much as I can from all of you and hope to become as successful as many of your are.