That way you can shut them all down at once when you pick a lender (just be sure to give your chosen lender your actual contact info before doing so).Good luck.

Bakersfield has been the next chosen hub of transportation in CA because of its proximity to the entire CA population, and there are a few more reasons to give it a shot.  

Unfortunately, the niche I've chosen makes it difficult to invest in this area.

We have chosen to be transparent with our tenants, and they wouldn't have to dig very far to find us anyhow.

Second find a realtor that househacks and helps househackers in your chosen area.

Also you should define what your chosen strategy is (buy and hold, flip, BRRRR).  

You can do this by knowing the prices and rents in your chosen market.

Notice that white was chosen as a trim for each of these which sharpens the look and breaks up the color, and there is significant architectural and design detail that makes these homes interesting.Now, look at these homes:Not horrible, but an old metal awning and iron railings on the porch and no architectural detail make this blue house less appealing.

So far we have chosen a lender and started the process, I will follow up when I get the details and commit.  

It’s apparent that you want someone trusted to help monitor in the chosen market but that doesn’t have to be me.