Reduced competition and higher prices for renters.RealPage, of course, denies this.

Bought a house that sat vacant for a while and renovated it over the course of a couple years.

Of course, there is always the possibility I could be wrong, just as I could be wrong about maybe jumping into some class C properties.

Class D is mostly rentals (another tip to look at owner occupied stats and/or if the neighborhood is identified for revitalization), the tenants are outside smoking, they are talking to neighbors and solicitors, it is a completely different vibe that is pretty noticeable just driving through.

Very different advice if you were looking to make $20k a month while spending your days on the golf course or lake. 

Of course the insurance companies will flee California , they are going to lose money if they cant raise the rates to cover the risk , everything else has gone up why cant insurance go up to keep up . 

You can also usually count on rents increasing enough in around 5 years, so that you do cashflow.Of course you have to watch out for over-leveraging and going bust!

I am going to be the contrarian on this subject.. 1. the pre license course is valuable as it teach's the vocabulary of real estate and the basic laws of your state.. its dirt cheap and one of the better ways to build your foundation. 2.

@Sunny Wu of course the tenants don't want to pay!

I began inviting them to online zoom meetings I would hold with brokers, agents and investors... friends I had made along the way, where we would just talk strategy, loan types, current market trends etc.