<----------This is a popular bank here in California under different local names, Bank of the west is one because I see logos everywhere in Bo Ca.China Construction Bank Corporation.Credit Suisse.

See the most popular choices for 2018 on Houzz.  

Contrary to popular belief, this is not set because I believe it will give me a higher return.

From a personal psychological perspective, the moat in flipping seems smaller since it is so popular which means more competition, though this may not be true at the ~$1M price point in CA.MultiFamily/ApartmentsUpsides:BRRRS can make more sense here, since I could use a property manager to manage the propertyCan purchase larger units outside of CA and the deal sizes can be large enough to be worth my time (as opposed to being limited to single family flips in bay area)More options for financing given underlying cash flow ?

@Alina Trigub thank you :) yes syndication does seem popular and understandably it has a lot of benefits.

Spend an afternoon, learn simple investing (low cost indexing is popular), money management, budgeting system, credit scoring and banking options.

@Ken Keati Quickbooks is pretty popular here as accounting software especially, for multiple properties.

Today, I called a popular bank to inquire about rates and terms.

We bought a few years ago at $125k and value is now around $200k it is a very popular location.  

It is a good market but you have to be discerning because of the popularity prices are driving even higher with more investors competing for the same property.