It started off with everyone advising against it, then switched to bold pro-deal proponents, then to cautious middle-grounders.

Just go meet locals and get the flavor for 3 or 4 different areas of the city.  

For the bold, contact FSBO's and set an appointment to view.

@Nick Bolding the investor just keeps their money in for six months then refis and starts the process again. 

If you expect to scale out and grow to a pro level your going to have to learn confidence how to be bold and come out of your shell .

The risks for you comes in two flavors, upside and downside.

Bolding indicates cities where home prices have dropped by double digits in the past year.Year-over-year price drops in California housing markets:Berkeley: -3.0%Concord: -1.9%Cupertino: -11.5%Fremont: -3.4%Gilroy: -7.9%Hayward: -2.4%Healdsburg: -6.6%Irvine: -1.9%Los Altos: -11.6%Martinez: -1.7%Mendocino: -8.4%Milpitas: -10.7%Mountain View: -8.9%Palo Alto: -12.3%Pleasanton: -4.9%Redwood City: -5.3%San Jose: -9.3%Santa Barbara: -3.1%Santa Clara: -13.2%Santa Rosa: -1.4%Saratoga: -11.9%Sunnyvale: -14.5%Walnut Creek: -1.0%Statewide, Values Are Still ClimbingTo be clear: These are not the only California cities where home prices are dropping in fall 2019.

@Cody Hilke Here's my take on your questions in bold belowGeneral Questions:- What is the ideal financing method for less than 10% down payment?

Anyone use Peter Souhleris' BOLD REI program?

Congratulations on the 8-plex deal and for stepping boldly into the investment game!