There's no reason you shouldn't be able to retire by age 40 as long as you make some fundamental early decisions that will set you on the right path.

Yardi published a September Rent Survey for multis and Sacramento leads year-over-year rental growth with 11.1%, followed by the Inland Empire and Seattle (both at 9.0%).While rent growth keeps decreasing, multifamily fundamentals remain strong.

You seem to think that the long term supply and demand fundamentals have changed and it will continue to appreciate ... you are local so I concede that you may be seeing things that I as an outsider looking in am not.

We have a two-day on-line class on exactly that topic in our fundamental curriculum, "The Essentials".

But, ignoring your OWN fundamentals could be very risky!

Welcome to BP @Olivier Roux The fundamentals of investing should work in any area.

Part of the problem is people fundamentally do not understand percentages.

Hmm;  Just like a day trader on Wall Street, the REI REQUIRES that you understand:the market itselfrules of the engagementand fundamentally,  THE NUMBERS!

I learned that there is a fundamental disconnect between how the two groups viewed buildings. 

Reading is still fundamental.