These areas propose a very good reverse commute for silicon valley which is always going to be the anchor to SF real estate.There are many different ways to look at it!

Most have a tenant rep broker they use and connect you up with them.Cap rate is usually tied to location ( urban,suburban,rural), location and quality of the tenants ( national, regional, mom and pop), and terms of the lease ( primary lease term in years, level of lease guarantee, rental increases, any termination rights, disclosure of sales, restrictive use rights, co-tenant anchor clauses,etc.).You need a void analysis from a landlord rep leasing broker.

If you decide to go HML, check out Anchor Loans ( I just worked with Gregg Kennedy - pm me and I'll send you his #)Good luckCarol

That way, they just have to use short wood screws to hang stuff up, which reduces the chance that they don't use the right fasteners (like a drywall anchor), which leads to the wall getting beat up less and fewer things falling down.

I am from Barcelona too, small world.Very interesting to hear your story and thanks for the suggestions.You are correct, I have to be cautious with which markets I get into, but as of today I am still analyzing options and not set with just one.Regarding NC, I like universities as an anchor of value for a location.

For new homes or any moved home (in Texas) there are standards that licensed installers adhere to, but not sure about tightening up existing anchoring for older homes.Good luck!

Marines overlook a lot when the other guy has an EGA (Eagle Globe and Anchor).

Actually, it was my wife who initiated the idea to invest in rental properties and her impoverished childhood keeps us anchored on the conservative lower risk side of the equation, which is OK for me. 

I've been able to deduce rent rates for inline stores, kiosks, and food courts within malls.Can anyone help with anchor tenant rates in Southern California malls?

I am trying to select a market with a strong economic anchor.