In the last chapter (CH 19) of one of the books frequently recommended on this site(BUY AND HOLD – 7 STEPS TO A REAL ESTATE FORTUNE (by David Schumacher)http://www.amazon.com/Buy-Hold-2004-2005-Estate-Fortune/dp/0970116225the author lays out an interesting set of insights on THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR. http://www.acta.org/projects/projects_completed_al...http://www.acta.org/about/history.aspIt’s interesting to note that you will find multi units that cash flow (yes, in Southern California) along the the residential areas all along this route.

My name is Kara and I am from the Southern New Hampshire area.

I am looking to connect with a Multi-family real estate broker in Southern NH.

direct mail does work - we work it - in Southern Califlove to hear success stories - keep up the great work!!

I am a Realtor in KC (southern metro) and am starting my own REI company this year as well.

Here in Southern California, Google has made a significant purchase of 12 acres of empty land in Playa Vista, CA for $120MM.

As you have probably seen, there are a lot of resources here on BP for both wholesaling and landlording (buy and hold).I would also recommend attending a local real estate investor group such as RIREIG in RI (monthly on 3rd Thursday; see http://www.rireig.com) or Black Diamond RE Investors in southern Mass (http://blackdiamondrei.com).And of course if you have specific questions feel free to post them here on BP :)

I graduated from pharmacy school a few years ago and I seriously do not know how I would be able to save up for a down payment on a house in Southern California.

Southern California has high prices for a reason, it's called high demand!

The numbers don't really make sense for MFRs in Los Angeles, so I'm expanding my search to other southern parts of California, and also going to be looking into Phoenix, Arizona & Dallas/Houston/Austin.Don't really know anyone outside of CA in real estate, so hopefully I meet some experienced realtors/investors that can point me in the right direction.