Brandon, I didn't see Jon suggest at all that you should do turnkey deals, in fact, you'll do better staying away from them.You certainly don't want a note from a turnkey sale, the transactions are usually overpriced which means the note would not reflect a good value to rely on as collateral.You need a good understanding of RE before you get into thinking about notes, need to be able to fly a single engine fixed wing aircraft before flying a 747. :)

I currently wake up way too early to work as an aircraft mechanic and I am itching to progress into some buy and hold property investment.

Tough areas in Contra Costa.Just put an offer on a place in Antioch, CA.

I currently work full time in aircraft maintenance but would love to work part time in real estate until I have the skill set to go full time.

I would imagine that you could tell me more about Contra Costa than Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Outside of work, I enjoy playing on an men's league ice hockey team a few nights a week, and flying single engine aircraft.

I agree with Bishoy,job growth and steady large employers are key to determining a healthy rental area.Indianapolis,Memphis and Dallas are great because they have affordable properties to buy to rent to steady employees like truck drivers,FedEx,UPS,and air cargo employees whose jobs aren't being shipped to China or anywhere else.Alabama has car and aircraft manufacturers growing and moving in there.North Carolina has techies escaping the high cost of California.God knows everybody is looking to move to Texas for manufacturing what little we still make in America.Georgia has become one of the biggest areas for filming Hollywood movies cheaper.That is where my money is headed in the next 3 years of buying properties.

I know Joe as we shared the same aircraft although he moved up to Jet these days.. but coming out of the crash he had to go private money as well.. these are the types of relationships that can bear some serious fruit...

While the median in the East Bay is lower, home prices there have increased even more: up 105 percent in Contra Costa County and up 99 percent in Alameda County.Invest $100,000 and walk away with $600,000 in only 5 years! 

HVAC has been by far the primary source of my most significant problems (probably at least 80%).So is anyone aware of highly reliable and fairly priced HVAC services in the far east end of Contra Costa County the 94513 area - Brentwood/Antioch/Oakley.