Plus for Bay area folks the fact that you can scoot over and meet them in person is a plus.Good company  and if anyone can make it work in todays market its them .. in my opinion and again I am an investor so take that with a grain of salt..Go meet with them.. do your due diligence and if you think its a fit jump aboard.

Why can't I go into whole foods and steal their food without getting the police called on me?

Grocers must eat the loss of their fresh vegetable or frozen foods during a power outage.

The members of this forum can give you a lot of food for thought, to think of what you don't know:)How many years until you retire?

The list of property management suites at Capterra is a decent start, so long as you take their reviews with a grain of salt. 

Between lovely countryside and stunning coastline, great food and super friendly people I love this place!

Over the course of a weekend—and fueled by beer, food, and sledgehammers—we completely cleared out the space.

Having lived there a year it is a foreign country and many things are different and culture etc plus you have the native peoples that own huge amounts of real estate and They dont pay income tax and they get food and gas for way cheaper etc etc..

The house had the utilities turned off for the 6 years, and was filled with the original 1 owner's furniture, clothes, appliances, car and ecn food in the frig (without elctric on for 6 years). 

It looks like I’m going against the grain with out of state flips but still want to understand the full picture.So in your opinion how should I find my rock star contractor?