Proof of annual salary, length of time on job, previous landlord reference among the top.

Job growth will also continue to be strong at 2.9%.Also IRR's (Integra Realty Resources) analysis now puts Sacramento among the markets in the early stages of Expansion which tells us that there might be room for it to grow substantially before hitting the Oversupply phase.All ingredients for successful real estate investment ;)I hope it helps.Best,Lennon

You'll see stuff like grassy dividers with trees in among the rows of parking spaces.

It’s agreed that lower demographic properties have greater volatility and a much greater chance of having a disappointing (if not outright negative) ROI for longer stretches, due to evictions, turnover, lack of good tenants due to high unemployment, and general social pathologies and bad financial habits among the lower-income tenant group.

Additionally, you'll be among the first to review, become knowledgeable, and recognize a good investment. 

@Chris Penny Among the people I know in studios or 1BR apartments, they are mostly there because they can't afford anything better.

I am looking at investing in the Sac/Stockton/Tracy area, given that those areas seem to be among the few with reasonable prices.

Couple structures I have used that are pretty simple, the key is that there is a high level of trust among the partners and there is a basic agreement written up.

We were thinking:My friend would get the loan in his nameThe four of us would split the down payment / repair costs, if anyWe’d put the deed of the house into an LLC that’s shared equally among the 4 partnersI know that transferring title runs the risk of the Due on Sales Clause. - Is there a way around this by using "estate planning"?

If you pick up a lot of overnighters, this can be a lot of work as well.We had an airbnb at a cheaper condo and were able to do about 60% higher cash flow than renting, but it was a major headache as it did not have the parking for it and was a lot of work cleaning and changing bedding and keeping the common areas shared among the guests.Another option would be just to get a roommate.