All Forum Posts by: Kaitlyn Masai

@Matt R. Thanks! That's interesting that the top 3 cities for total returns are in CA. This conversation makes me realize that there's some upsides to CA investing that I haven't considered. 

@Charles Lemelle Thanks for your thoughts on this too. I had considered turnkey as well but I think I like the idea of rehabbing a place myself. 

@Dan H. I'm glad to hear you have had such great success in the So Cal area. It makes me hopeful that I might be able to do well here too. 

@Ron B. Good to meet you! Let me know how your first deal goes. I would love to know whether you end up going with out-of-state or local. I'm also leaning more to the A/B locations.  

@David Varvaro Good point. I hadn't thought about doing both. I'm glad to see real estate agent and investor from my area on BP. 

@Vincent Guerrero Thanks for the advice

@Matt Mason Yes, the problems you brought up are the main reasons I'm hesitant about out-of-state investing. I am happy to hear that you have had success investing in this area. 

@Eric F. Oh I didn't know that about capital gains! The focus is usually on cash flow. I'll have to look into that more. 

@Ali Boone I'm getting my Ph.D. in clinical psychology so I will eventually be a psychologist. Wow congrats on a second Master's! It's definitely a lot of work. Thanks for your thoughts on this. It is hard to let go the thought of cash flow, but it may be worth it just to have somewhere to live and the possible appreciation. 

@Darin Owens Interesting suggestion. I hadn't really considered out of country investing because it seems pretty complicated but it would be awesome to own property in Costa Rica. I would love to meet up and talk about this more with you. 

Hi BP community! 

My name is Kaitlyn and I'm a newbie from the Torrance, South Bay area of Los Angeles. I have been listening to the podcast for a couple months now. Josh and Brandon are awesome so I had to check out the site. I more recently started reading real estate books and BP blogs. I find myself most interested in buy and hold investing for retirement. I am in my final year of a Ph.D. program, so I'm waiting to finish and save up some money before buying property. In the meantime, my goal is to learn as much as possible about REI. If there are any experienced investors in my area, I would love to meet you for lunch or coffee sometime (my treat, of course!). I also want to say a big thank you to all of you who have spoken on the podcast; your knowledge and experience is invaluable.

A question for real estate investors in California: I have realized the many cons of buy and hold investing in this county and state. Are any of you holding property in California? If so, do you recommend it for new investors? I wanted to house hack with a multi-family property but now I'm thinking buying out of state may be a smarter move.