Get referrals and have a wide range of questions to ask.

Positive location factors: good side of town, walking distance to healthy and attractive downtown area and employers; at end of a cul-de-sac (no thru traffic), bordered on one side by a wide-open grass lot with large tree, good views from the front porches.

Portfolio wide in Troy, I estimate my average resident stays for three years.

The area you're talking about is a pretty wide swath of downtown, so it's hard to generalize.

There is a wide variety of investors that show up so you will have plenty of experience to learn from.

Deals from start to finish can range widely.  

Hello everyone,In the effort of moving from wide eyed Real Estate newbie to actual Real Estate investor, I'm hoping to speak, meet up and possible even do walk thru's with Investors in the Southern Cali area.

I am trying to keep from going to a commercial lender that uses nation wide lenders, as I like the simplicity of the small bank atmosphere.

Expense allocation can vary widely depending on the type of physical structure, number of associations and the legal structure of the association (condominium vs. co-up vs. planned development, etc.)

Massive 3ft wide stuff for $900-1500 when the going rate was $2500+.The best thing to do is find a newer company/crew who has worked under a bigger company for many years and has the experience, but has decided to go out on their own and do the work themselves.They are typically hungry for work and underbid pricing quite a bit.