Living in CA, where do I invest???

[Jake Mires]

Hey all! I'm currently living in Redding, CA. I'm looking to invest, as you could imagine the 1% rule is hard to find here. I'm looking to try my hand in out of state investing, but I'm not sure where. I'm looking for a property about $350,000. As many units as I can get, without sacrificing quality. It will be out of state so I don't want a C, D, or F property giving me headaches. Let me know if you have any suggestions for good cities to start investing, that are safe, clean and have reasonable property prices! Thank you 

[Jeffrey Almonte]

Hi @Jake Mires !

I live in California but invest out of state. There's a lot of great advice here on this thread.

My partner and I made a list of many cities in the US and made an excel sheet to track metrics like population growth, job growth, affordability, Fortune 500 companies in the city, demographics, and other factors. After you narrow down on 2-3 markets, connect with people in those markets and fly out there to immerse yourself in the area.

I highly recommend reading David Lindahl's book called Emerging Real Estate Markets.