Investing in a single family home in Hayward, CA

[Raj Ramachandran]

I am relocating to California from the mid-west, where we are used to living in newer, bigger homes and we cannot live comfortably in the small, older, expensive homes in the peninsula, SFO city or near Silicon Valley. My job requires me to be equidistant from downtown SFO and Silicon Valley and so I am considering investing in Hayward, CA. Seems affordable, centrally located with options to commute either direction. If school district is not a concern anymore, are there any reasons why I should not invest in Hayward, CA if I am looking at it as a 5 year investment?

[Chris Mason]

Check out Cherryland. It's technically not in Hayward or San Lorenzo, so it flies under many people's (such as fellow house hunters) radar.  Suggest connecting with @Taj Olmedo.