@Minh DoanUse CL, but narrow the search to rentals in Downtown Oakland...........I also use Rentometer

I thought it might be best to first narrow down the market and then ask for the advice.

If he could narrow it down to what part of Jefferson County it would help you a lot.

@Jeff B. and Account ClosedThanks.

I am relatively new to BP, trying to narrow down my first move.  

The reality though is no matter who they are there is only so much band width to fund deals.. if this guy get 500 students paying him 300 a month ... there is no way he could fund say half of them finding 2 deals a year.. or at least I seriously doubt it.. that would be a huge operation. its all about the 300 a month and not doing anything for most of them.. but enough not to get shut down.. and only creaming the absolute best deals that most newbies with no money or experience simply can't find anyway.

So that narrows down the population quite a bit.I wouldn't focus my strategy on that since you would pass up a lot of otherwise good deals.

It's a fairly useless, small, narrow strip of space, no longer outdoors, but hot in summer and cold in winter.

it only helped narrow my search!

In order to help you narrow down your focus on your first purchase, you might want to start by considering how much down payment you're comfortable putting forth, and then from there get pre-qualified to determine what you can afford.