As they should have done a date down and caught it.. at least on the west coast they would have. 

Many of the investors that I work with are from the West coast or the Northeast and it just doesn't make sense for them to invest around where they live.  

Hey Rajesh:I looked all over the west coast and couldn't find much in terms of markets/job growth/other infrastructure dev that showed appreciation and cash flow (both) would be very good.

At those price points I'm assuming this is a more cash flow area like the rust belt, or other mid west geography.

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I am sure the further West you go the more likely that you can make a house hack work.

Isabela is a town on the north west coast of the island.

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Outside of West Oakland, what areas would you say are likely to go up in value over time - what pockets/neighborhoods are you looking at?