I am sure there are lots of different reasons for it. well they were replaced by those crossing the border 750k out of 42 mil probably not that big of an impact.. traffic is still really heavy I was just there last weekend in the SF bay area no signs of the state looking like some of the dead cities one finds in the rust belt or deep south.

Similarly to what was said above, if you are looking for a younger audience that is more social media heavy, than it could be an option.

We've seen buildings with heavy rent rolls but nowhere near that amount in cash collected.

The area I was in was a heavy medical and college district. 

That guy left overnight and squatter took over.

- Do you have any advice for first-time investors tackling a rehab-heavy property?

I understand certain neighborhoods in America will be heavy to section 8 and its preferred as the market tenants tend to not pay .

Heavy duty, old fashioned machines that don't have motherboards or other electronics that tend to burn out.  

I would also bet that a tree of that size was there when the house was purchased large trees just do not grow overnight.

After two decades in real estate investing, I'll give you the unvarnished truth about building wealth through property.First, forget the TV hype about overnight riches.