I actually haven't researched multifamily properties in the Bay Area before, but it appears there are quite a bit and they range quite dramatically in price.

but as someone who lives in the current market, I just want to state that your tenants may not be laughing their way to the bank in such a dramatic way. :)  It sounds like you've got an ideal setup to give this arrangement a trial run - I wish you and your tenants all the success and look forward to any updates!

Industry watchers now fear that battery production, unless it changes dramatically, along with electricity production will actually produce more atmospheric pollutants than the most efficient gas and diesel engines do at the moment.

I've made some money in the stock market but don't like not being able to influence the value of my investment.My biggest hurdles are my current financial position, which will dramatically improve soon; living in Decatur, IL, which is very depressed (house prices are cheap, but no one wants to live there); and my busy job. 

Cash back is a "nice to have" in my book since 1-2% here or there isn't going to dramatically change how I operate my business.  

Hi thanks for the update, I've sold real estate in NYC for over 20 yearsand have seen dramatic price changes, I used to show buildingson Ave B and C in Manhattan for 100K but now they are overa million. 

You may hear certain neighborhoods are a good choice, but then it becomes important to also look at properties street by street to determine feasibility as it can change dramatically.

Once you get much further south and east prices rise dramatically (exception being Mayport/North Atlantic Beach - which I feel is poised for growth).

I am sure that people that bought in more speculative areas saw the more dramatic decreases that you describe but that is to be expected. 

He knew the seller, knew the properties she owned, they were way over priced and the condition of the city had dramatically changed in the last 20 years making it a bad market to invest in.