Watsonville/Salinas real estate investors

Watsonville/Salinas real estate investors

Santa Cruz/Watsonville · Member since 2021 · 3 posts · 1 vote

Hi BP Community - My partner and I are new to real estate and looking to invest in the Watsonville / Salinas area of CA. Does anyone have experience investing in these areas? Would love to connect with some local folks. We currently live in Santa Cruz. 

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Real Estate Agent · Carmel, CA · Member since 2015 · 193 posts · 128 votes
5y

Salinas agent here.  Or at least I live here, and do a bunch of work in the surrounding areas.  My office is in Carmel.

Salinas is pretty much a 500k and up market now.  Even the East side, which historically has been more affordable, is now trending above 500k.

Deals can still be had, but they are tough to find.

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  • Real Estate Agent · Carmel, CA · Member since 2015 · 193 posts · 128 votes
    5y

    Salinas agent here.  Or at least I live here, and do a bunch of work in the surrounding areas.  My office is in Carmel.

    Salinas is pretty much a 500k and up market now.  Even the East side, which historically has been more affordable, is now trending above 500k.

    Deals can still be had, but they are tough to find.

  • Real Estate Agent · Gilroy, CA · Member since 2018 · 35 posts · 3 votes
    5y

    @Murphy Quinn

    Hey there! Congrats on picking an area to invest in. I too live in the South Bay Area. I'm a firefighter and my wife and I are realtors. What's your investment goal or strategy going to be? Flip, BRRRR, SFH, Multi, Buy and hold? This would be an ideal thought to start with to narrow your search even more. Salinas and Watsonville areas are probably some of the lowest price point homes in the area along with Hollister and Los Banos so that could be beneficial. As a pro member I'm happy to share results if you want to run numbers on something you find.

    Good luck!

  • Santa Cruz/Watsonville · Member since 2021 · 3 posts · 1 vote
    5y

    Thanks @Greg Hamer and Joe for getting back to me.

    To answer your questions @Joe Wortham, we're either looking to house hack or BRRRR depending on the location.

  • Real Estate Agent · Carmel, CA · Member since 2015 · 193 posts · 128 votes
    5y

    @Murphy Quinn

    Sure, not an expert in Watsonville but anything south of that I’m your guy.

    Dm me with your availability. :)

  • Real Estate Agent · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2021 · 215 posts · 103 votes
    5y

    Hi @Murphy Quinn, I grew up in Salinas and have some connections in the real estate market specific to investing. If you're interested in those connections, please DM and I'll be happy to chat or share the information. Have a good day!

  • Santa Cruz/Watsonville · Member since 2021 · 3 posts · 1 vote
    5y

    Hi @Charles Renn I would love that!! 

  • Investor · Durham, NC · Member since 2020 · 1k+ posts · 691 votes
    5y

    @Murphy Quinn I'd encourage you to attend a meet up in that market. Meetup.com should have some. 

  • Investor · Salinas, CA · Member since 2021 · 6 posts · 0 votes
    4y

    I’m local (Prunedale) and am looking for local investments as well, though my first was out of state. I’ve been looking for some people in the community who are also interested in investing. Have you found any meetups locally?

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