Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

I'm an Oakland resident and Bay Area native.I'm excited to join the ranks of you real estate investors and to build a network of people who are seasoned investors, contractors and flippers.Have been enjoying the podcasts and am especially excited that there are actually some real opportunities in Oakland!

We've started reaching out to local Real Estate agents (ranked highly on Angie's List) to feel out the scene...seemed like a good a place as any to start. 

(can be more depending on rank and family size).

It's great to have another investor join our ranks.

It's great to have yet another active investor join our ranks!

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I'm honestly very curious to know where this thread ranks in terms of number of posts. 

You have High Point University which is a very solid school, was actually ranked #1 in "2021 Best Colleges in Regional Colleges in the South" Guilford Tech is also nearby, giving you a steady supply of students in the local area, and again High Point is not so far away from Winston or Greensboro which open the doors to have potential students from those areas as well, much less reliably so but possible.

Poverty rate is around 15.3%, there is a real potential for affordable housing in this market.High Point has a cost of living ranked as 30/50th most expensive in NC, which means as far as NC is concerned it's around the cheaper side of cost of living.