My tenant was a bad apple... dealing drugs in the property.

This pocket to me is as good cos its under 5mi to Old/New Apple, Oracle, 5mi to Domain, etc.

To my mind, it's not impossible that that industry could leave California, much like the textile industry leaving NC or steel leaving the rust belt. ya don't know that would be something though to see apples multi billion dollar facility looking like some of the big auto plants in Detroit that are right out of a horror movie  LOL.. or google or facebook.. etc.. but who knows.I was just commenting on equity share and how this is not a new thing and It probably started like I said in earnest in the bay area and maybe LA.. since prices there were 5 to 10X higher than almost anywhere else in the country during the late to mid 80s and beyond.  

Looking online, it seems like multi family homes are magnets for low income and sketchy areas.

In conclusion, the first takeaway is that you may be comparing apples and oranges when comparing properties of different sizes, even if they are in the same market.

Apples.

Apples to carrots in some ways.

Here is some links for the podcast, Apple Podcastshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nick-lamagna-presents-the-a-game-podcast/id1447704194?

Same with insurance, get multiple quotes and make sure your comparing "apples to apples" when choosing your carrier. 

We're shifting a lot of our focus out of the cities, and into the tier 3 - 4 magnet towns and villages..... people need a place to live.Is Guarda the biggest town in its 50km radius?