This also helps us to make eviction process very easy on any tenets we have been having problems with by sticking to the process and having it work for us.Hope this help,ART

District 24 includes a good portion of Happy Valley, so it's not all liberal SE Portland.

Oakland is gentrifying and rent control or liberal politics (like 'em or hate 'em) won't stop that trend...it's just a matter who's making the money.I hear what the out of state crowd is saying, but (caution - incoming anecdotal evidence) my buddy has bought other people's midwest fix and flips with no chance for forced appreciation (in fact the building depreciates over time as housing values remain flat factoring inflation), Lower Cap rate and greater risk than I experienced house hacking. 

It's a classic move of leftist government, always reaching for more control.I think investors of large, liberally run cities would be wise to consider selling off their investments in these Tenant-friendly cities while the market is still hot.

If you are interested, you may want to call my project manager Art Scutaro to understand more about NRIA. 

Be liberal on how much its going to cost for repairs and how long you will have to hold the property.

@Marcus Johnston I have found very few agents who are knowledgeable about the art of investing in real estate.

@Shiloh Lewis Choosing the right market is an art and not a science.

when unemployment gets to be 6-7 percent and gas prices in california get to be $4.50- $5 a gallon and we get a tax and spend more liberal in office come talk to me then....

I am a 6'3, 260 lb martial arts practitioner and I never go into vacant property alone and I always have a 3' maglight and a "tactical" grade folding knife with me at minimum.