Fewer people can afford to buy when prices are high, increasing demand for rentals and driving up rents.

I would be happy to meet you there or nearby for a coffee if daytime works for you.

Hey @Erik Applegate, I don't think there would be much change in pricing in regards to similar places nearby.

But at current prices and interest rates, this will be very challenging unless you go to cheaper areas or nearby suburbs that are cheaper. 

If your house is not build on soil like that, but instead is built on more stable soil types, you probably will have fewer issues as long as the foundation was built properly to begin with.

For example, let's say a prison is being built nearby, that could affect the desirability of an area.

If you are nearby, if you have ever been a pizza delivery person, maybe deliver a pizza to the wrong house that may or may not be the one being foreclosed on so atleast you can see inside a small portion. we used to just go knock on the door some folks would actually let you look around.

That is, banks that are connected enough to have, umm, “fewer regulatory issues” and ex-employees or soon-to-be employees “regulating” them.

The insight about ARV being influenced by nearby single-family properties is gold—makes total sense now.Right now, I’m just exploring Sacramento and trying to learn as much as I can.

But, they will be in challenging parts of town where realistically you do not want to own property and your long-run returns will under-perform.I'd encourage you to find a balance of sub-market growth, nearby employment, strong income, and only then a good rent-to-value ratio.