Newbie Investor from Southern California

[Edgar Sepulveda]

Hello BP community,

I am a licensed real estate agent from Ontario, CA. I have been working in a Residential Property Management office in the Southwest Riverside County area for two years. I have experience with landlord duties and bookkeeping. I have seen first hand the benefits of buy and hold investing and I am eager to get started. I have been interested in investing for a few years now but have yet to jump in. I have recently been listening to the BP podcast and I have been learning a lot. 

My goal is to invest in residential properties and build enough cash flow for financial freedom. I am currently looking to House Hack a 2-4 unit property to get started and finally break my "Analysis Paralysis". I am also trying to get a grasp on direct mail marketing as a deal generator. There are other aspects of real estate that interest me such as wholesaling and flipping which I am excited to learn about.

I am looking forward to both gain and share knowledge with the BP community. 

[Jeff Zimmerman]

@Chris Gouveia Fresno has been really good to me, i've been investing in the area since 2011. Rents keep steadily moving up even in the top markets, easy to find good tenants. Sometimes buyers tend to get in a situation with multiple offers on MFH which pushes more educated investors out of the market, but it usually just takes a little creativity in structuring the contract to make it work for both parties. But overall, things have been good, we still have low inventory of SFH's so apartments are in high demand and probably will be for at least a few more years while we catch up in building.

@Alexis Hui let me know if you ever want to chat about Fresno RE!  It's always a good time talking about it.