Quote from @Kody Smith: I am New-ish to Bigger Pockets, and would love to connect with the community here.The idea: move from single family homes into commercial real estate... specifically multi family.The Goal: generate $20k/mo in cash flowI'm currently in silicon valley (san jose)... would love to find something profitable here, but it looks like there are better opportunities elsewhere.I am open to investing in markets across the US.

Quote from @Lorraine Hadden: Take these California Malls ---- Eastmont Mall - Closed (Oakland); Carousel Mall - Closed (San Bernardino); Laguna Hills Mall - Closed (which was featured in BACK TO THE FUTURE); and the Village at Orange - Closed.

His use case was a couple of unleveraged properties in southern CA one being in San Diego and the other in Riverside county.  

He owned property in San Jose but in DC he rented for 3+ years.

Hi Renee,You’ve built an impressive portfolio, managing 100 units in San Diego is no small feat.

THEN THERE IS THIS:During the Way of Renaissance Man podcast interview Mendenhall told host Woods that he came to real estate after an early career coaching college basement, a grueling vocation that he said left him feeling burnt out.....Mendenhall did his coaching at University of San Francisco according to this Biography on Rad's Website.

I currently live in San Diego, Ca. but have been looking in the midwest, mainly Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, for properties. 

Secondary Markets Are ThrivingOmaha and San Antonio are two examples of secondary markets where the cost of entry is still reasonable.

“Attom said the median price for a home flip purchase was $760,000 in San Diego County and sold for $915,000.

A friend of mine in San Antonio had a similar situation.. she inherited a vague commercial lease and learned that the rules differ big-tiime from residential.