Another odd place that is kind of hidden as far as great short term rental opportunities is in and around Bath due to BIW (Largest employer in the state) needing to hire sub-contractors to come in and work.  

Danberry Realtors is the largest broker in the area and also does property management if you want to check them out.

. :) For me, the largest chunks of money I've made are doing live-in flips.

Facts : sanbernardino is the largest county in the United States the whole city itself is not crime infested As I am from Redlands which is a very nice city in San Bernardino with a 1O school district I can say reach out to a realtor in the area to give you a better answer.

I started doing some home flipping from 2001 - 2009, then got into buy and hold.I am at a cross roads, so I recently sold some properties, in an effort to have a portfolio of quality over quantity.Not exactly sure what my next move will be, the big challenge for me has been learning about tenant issues, and dealing with some unexpected repairs, both my wife and I took a course and are IPOANS CAM Certified (Certified Property managers).We only manage our own properties, plus have a couple of hired property managers to help with some out of town units, however, I have been studying tenancy rules, laws, and have become addicted to answering property management questions.What attracted me to join this site, is all the different types of real estate investment people are involved in.I look forward to participating in the forum.Michael P Currie

:(Augusta is the 2nd largest city in Georgia and only 2 hours east of Atlanta.  

First off, you should get with either Keller Williams or Coldwell Banker, they are generally regarded as the largest/most successful brokers in San Diego, but if you find a good mentor elsewhere and can get some 1 on 1 attention starting out, that's good too.

It is the second real estate investment market in the world, behind the U.S. and the largest in the Asia-Pacific region.

You need to work to pass through those utilities and CAM and it will perform well for you.

Intel had a well publicized layoff .. and is the largest employer in Oregon.. but like this.. there employees are spread all over it equated to 600 jobs.just a blip really and not an economy changer..