Are My Expectations Realistic? (Central Valley California)

[Roderick Brenes]

I'm looking to buy a single family home around Spring 2015 in the Central Valley area of California, namely Turlock, Modesto, Patterson, or Salida. My goal is to buy a home in the $180-$215k range, with no major updates needed. I would like to have a property management company manage it for me, and make $100 positive cash flow per month.

I'm pretty new to real estate, though I do have one rental that pretty much fits this bill. I bought it in 2013.

Is this still a realistic goal for this area in 2015? Sometimes I feel like it's a bit of a whirlwind of price increases and fast buying/selling. I'm not sure if I need to temper my expectations or stick to my guns.

Thanks for any insight!

(first post on forum)

[Ron Drake]

@Roderick Brenes  The question is...Why would you do it?

Approx $40,000 down payment, plus closing costs, to generate $100/ month?