After reaching a three-year low of $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2017, home prices in the San Mateo County city climbed to $4 million in the second quarter.San Francisco District 6 — up by 98.6 percent — Home prices in the city’s District 6 — which includes Lower Pacific Heights, Hayes Valley, and Alamo Square — climbed to a three-year high in the second quarter, with a median sales price of $3.57 million.

I'll convert the amounts to dollars for easier comparison.Few years back, I bought a condominium unit in Manila, Philippines (where I'm a local but I'm living in a different country) and it's within the central business district. 

If it is an older home in the "Rose District" and has a crawl space, I'd probably find a GC to take a look to lift and shim as needed.

I saw a house for $250K in the Lassiter High district which I think may be ranked higher than schools in the areas you mentioned.

Overall, learn and run your comps, learn school district lines, learn finance cost, learn construction cost as best as you can (you’ll never know this until you do a few projects of your own) and just be truthful.

This city outside of the historic/downtown district isn't seeing massive appreciate in housing prices so if you're going to BRRR or flip make sure you understand the ARV well.

Look up Heather Brooks at 5th District Bank. 5D is local to the NOLA area and is a portfolio lender.

Purchase price: $145,000 Cash invested: $29,000This is a 3/2 home in a good, desirable neighborhood and also a good school district.

Plus, people like being close to the urban core - and to be able to walk to shops, restaurants, bars, etc - so I would recommend being close to walkable areas like Downtown Tacoma or different business districts in the area that offer the walkable vibe. 

.- We want our "forever home" to have easy commute to tech companies and good school district.