New BP member from SoCal (Los Angeles area)

Hey what's up all. My name is Garan and I currently reside in the Long Beach area of Southern California. I was born and raised in Hawaii and made my way to California after a short 4-year service in the USAF. I'm 35 years old and work for the Fire Department. I've always been interested in Real Estate investing but just wasn't wise enough or driven enough to take necessary action. The great thing is, I've always been financially responsible and "smart" with my money, so I have a decent base to start off with, not to mention the VA loan. I'm interested in multi-family investing but am also interested in SFR as well, but I am wanting to go more with out of state investing due to the rather crazy prices I see in SoCal. Anyway, I'm listening to a ton of podcasts, audible books, youtube videos, etc. I just have to compile my list of MINS do some LAPS and get on it.