It doesn't have to be in Montgomery but would prefer it to be.

Strictly investment, you could always include utilities and just add it into the monthly rent some tenants prefer everything bundled into one flat price.

Looking for recommendations on an agent (preferably an investor as well) in the Santa Barbara County area.

Vanessa Rita RojasShe actually prefers to work with Investors.

I've lived in Northeast climates most of my life, and can tolerate and sometimes prefer Southeast or climates that are more hot than they are cold.

In the long run, you can definitely make money when your investments rise 10% in a year but I prefer to do the cash flow play as my preferred source of investment. 

I'd just work on building my credit, getting a good W2 job, and reading House Hacking by Craig Curelop.However, if it were me, and I was 18 with the goal of becoming a real estate millionaire and financially free by the age of 25.... then I'd get 2 jobs (preferably jobs that interact with the public and increase people skills), reduce all of my spending, save as much as I could, read all of these books twice, listen to all the BiggerPockets podcasts, watch all of the free webinars, read blog posts, watch youtube videos, go to local meet ups , network and immerse myself into the world of real estate.

Preferably 4plex and house hack again but 1031 into outside NJ, maybe PA.

My preferred method is using Property Management to manage the rehab. 

I am looking to see what is the most preferred bank to use for managing rental payments.