It all comes down to occupancy, and how attractive you can make your rental look to drive a higher occupancy rate. 

For Central California investors most areas are a fairly short day drive on some of the most majestic coastal roadways in the country.

Also people moving up there from the Bay Area are already driving up property values as they get priced out in the Bay Area. 

We often host families from the midwest and upper midwest and that's a long drive to not be sure of exactly what you've rented. 

@Austin Nicol In our opinion, the Class of tenant drives everything.So, figure out which Class of tenants are attracted to which Neighborhoods in a city. 

I love it down here, I love driving through the winding roads.

It is not a big deal.Simply stop mailing or contacting the person and life goes on.If I had to contact every ad sender I get in the mail to tell them to stop, first of all it wouldn't change a thing and secondly it would drive me crazy.

Lots of big investors went in, driving prices and now pricing is very high. 

You can examine the recorded mortgages and this is a good way to see who is financing the local projects.

Vinyl siding limited trim and finish work  builder grade cabs and appliances.. they were basically just big box's on larger lots and thats what is driving the price..