Starting Out in High Priced Markets

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Good morning!

My name is Clay and I'm (relatively) new to BP.  This is my first post and I just wanted to say that I am super excited to learn as much as I can-I'm even taking a couple real estate courses at a local community college! 

Anyways, I have been lurking for a couple days, have listened to BP's podcast for a few months and have read a few books.  Nothing, however, has really popped out and answered this question: how does one start off in relatively high priced markets if one doesn't have the capital to do it? I live in Sacramento, California and "cheap" houses are in the $100k range.  Anything middle class seems to be $250k or above.   I mean, I know the answer is low or no money down, but I'm not entirely sure what the process of that is nor am I sure the reserve I should have on hand for repairs/carrying costs, etc.  I'm sure there's a ton of information out there, could someone point me in the right direction or speak about their experiences?

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond!