This is the fundamental problem I have with Wall Street who takes too much fees off the hard-working efforts of the middle class. 

Sacramento is a loose description too which usually includes the eastern suburbs.Bay Area: The local fundamentals create a unique market unlike no other.Oceanside, CA: West of the 5 for the most part means north of the 8, $800k that is.

I think the fundamental question is what are you after...it sounds like long-term stability...and there are a host of underlying factors that contribute.

You can learn that by either taking a real estate license prelicensure course or, better yet, just go burrow a book on real estate fundamentals at your local library!

Some posts mention fundamentals of a market or growth vs declining markets. 

However, they are not designed on the fundamentals of the business.

Everyone who knew better, who had lived outside Greece and understood that nothing as thoroughly corrupt and also as fundamentally weak and helpless as Greek society survives long, was dismissed with a small smile as naive, as a dreamer, as little boys crying wolf.I was told dozens of times to stay in Greece by the Greeks there.

That said, the fundamentals are pretty solid in Bakersfield and Kern county.

So, if you haven't, I'd highly recommend you learn more about business fundamentals to significantly enchance your game plan.

The fundamental difference between investing vs speculating is not about risk of losing principal.