It's my opinion that we should be applying our efforts to plan for how we will react to changing economic conditions, rather than trying to predict their course.

I understand that you are anxious to get into investing and yes when you see a deal, you need to be able to react, but you need to have the resources to carry it out.  

You are wayyyyy over reacting.

Sacramento native and aspiring investor.

I am a native Sacramentan and I am very familiar with the area.

Hi fellow Alabama natives!

I'm a native and go home every Christmas, but thinking of investing there as well. 

Hey BP, I am a Rochester, NY native who will be returning to the area within the year after relocating to Minneapolis, MN for work.

For Bay Area natives, Sacramento is only an hour or so away straight up I-80, and has enough added features to offer a big city feel. 

Similar situations happen to me constantly when I talk about wanting to invest in rental properties, just last weekend someone reacted as if I said I'm flying out to join ISIS --- "Oh my god!