I live in the wonderful-but-insanely-expensive Ventura County area (just bought a 3+2.5 1367sqft last year for $425,000,) and while I'm a big believer in the long-term investment value of my area (said place is now worth around $515,000,) I'm looking to explore other areas with a lower barrier to entry so where I could potentially buy more property that isn't as reliant on long-term appreciation to grow my portfolio.My area is unparalleled for decade-over-decade appreciation, but accordingly is pretty lousy for cashflow.

Ventura county to be exact.

@Jule@Jule Serio It has been my experience that investors don't usually share their ace contractors so that they can stay available for them.   

Within California though, these might be some good areas to look into, if cost of course wasn't a factor: San Jose, Ventura, Fremont, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento.

I know the link is to Home Depot but I haven't been able to find them at my local Home Depots - I've had to go to Ace Hardware.If a portion of it doesn't work, you can fight replacing the internals or just replace the whole toilet for about $100. 

Maybe Buellton up north a little or Santa Paula down south next to Ventura?

Ace, FHA will not be able to in force a law saying a spouse need to be part of the loan agreement if they choose not to be.

My name is mark from Ventura County, CA.

Hi Rance Brown I'm from Lancaster, now living in Ventura for the past 20 yrs.We should chat.I'm looking out that way for rental property and would like to work with someone out there.Otherwise, if you find a solid good deal, it's not usually the buyer who is hard to find.

Hi everyone,I have two ~10 unit apartment buildings in Ventura, California.