I am looking to invest in northern and east county of San Diego as well at looking into buy hold property in Denver, there is a lot of development in areas a outside of the downtown and I want to try buy in neighbors that over the next 3 years will appreciating in value. 

Blomberg units were once in this category (or near it), but have declined since manufacturing shifted from Germany to Turkey.Whirlpool/Electrolux have recently introduced heat pump driven, compact dryers in North America, which is an interesting development ... if only their reliability / repair history were better.Ventless (condensation or heat pump) dryers work well, but differently, than the more traditional in N.A. element driven dryers.  

I'm wondering if anyone has first-hand experience with Masters in Real Estate Development (MRED) programs and could speak to their value.A bit about me: I am 27 years old and own two rentals (single family) in Atlanta.

However, I am considering working with local realtors to identify  properties with potential at good value and hire my own General Contractor to get it fixed (the BRRRR business model) 

Preferably in Multifamily, but would also consider other asset classes or development projects.

Zillow openly explains this at https://www.zillow.com/zestimate/ and publishes their median error rates and other stats for some major metro areas at https://www.zillow.com/zestimate/#acc.The good news is, it's relatively easy to validate how accurate it is for your market:Have your realtor pull 50 or 100 active and sold homes in the market/neighborhood you want to analyze.Compare actual asking and sold prices to the Zestimate for each one, put them in a spreadsheet, and develop some averages. 

MD does have a I think called "rural development loand" which is really popular here in Sothern Maryland and covers 100% of the cost of the home. 

To start, I'm eyeing foreclosures and I have identified a couple attractive ones (in good school districts, right price point, etc) and I intend to try and get a walkthrough on those properties.

How did you identify and begin to build a working relationship with a portfolio lender?

Are you a developer, are you a contractor, what skills do you have that will aid in your investments?