This is a 3 bedroom  bathroom 1218 sq ft home in Oak Park IL full basement 2 story home price is somewhat negotiable.

They are east of the city - White Oak to be exact.

A trashed house in Oak Park might be a much better bet than a similar property in North Highlands.

Call the bluff!

We went with vinyl (Great Oregon Oak, Water Oak from Flooring Liquidators) that we negotiated down below $3/sq.

It all depends on the tree , maples have shallow roots , oaks go deeper .  

If you're looking to connect with experienced Multi family investors who work in and outside of CA but live in our area I highly recommend the new meetup @Jeffrey Isenberg started in Sherman Oaks. 

We like rowing neighborhoods close to downtown/or in Oak Cliff.

I’m looking to stay close to home so I was considering Mt Airy, West Oak Lane, or some where around there.

.- continue saving up as much as possible through our regular incomesNow, since we are going with conventional financing and looking for homes to live in,  the two best opportunities we found are new duplexes in Buda, TX (through a company called Duplexes of Texas) and new fourplexes on the northeastern tip of San Antonio around a town called Live Oak (through Clark Realty).Wholesalers would be out since we're using conventional financing.For our primary residence we also continue to lean towards new constructions with a builder's warranty (this is an emotional aspect of the purchase, but we have not been able to get personally interested in any older duplexes/4plexes that are out there).