That part of the country is certainly very beautiful and close enough to large cities to have a vibrant economic engine.

You can get a flavor of Dean's ability on Youtube. 

Pick a vibrant market: When choosing a market to invest in, you should consider all the market elements, including population patterns, the local economy and rates of employment.

Let's meet at 6:30 pm, Saturday, at:RoVino Restaurant + Bar2034 Kettner BoulevardSan Diego, CA 92101-1777After the dinner / drinks, we can stroll the vibrant Little Italy area and maybe enjoy some live music on the Piazza.Please reply here if you will be joining as reservation capacity is max'd at 6 people.Here is my number so that you can locate our group: 360-820-5712 

My goals regarding BiggerPockets are to create and participate in vibrant communities and learn from those who have traversed similar paths ahead of my wife and I. 

@Sharisse JacksonWhere I am located, auctions come in two main "flavors".

I can only imagine the look on Obamas face when he went to office and found out why we were in Iraq.If you like history and like it with a comedic flavor - check out Robert Newman's history of oil:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?

I've heard that statement before in several different flavors from a bunch of these investors.But at the end of the day, it comes down to the numbers.If you live in california where a house costs 600k with a PITI of 4400/mo and you can rent it for 3500, then maybe he's right.

With property management, it would probably be a little below your expectations.There is lots to like about the area, vibrant downtown revitalization essentially complete, people moving to get close to the activity, vacancys rent in less than a week in our $750-1000 price range.  

Others that are entrenched in this niche on a day to day basis (@Dion DePaoli  for one) .This NPN opportunity is like Baskin Robbins with 31 flavors (1st, 2nd, performing, OWC, partials, etc.).