Paying attention to the surges and population growth in and around that particular area.

I checked the sales history price and suddenly found the tax of 2015 didn't be paid and the amount be accumulated with interests (we paid our tax before the end of Nov-2015).

Over the last month I have had a love for real estate surge through me and motivate me to learn as much as I can about real estate investing.

It is not this sudden revelation like the news media's report.I am a member of ICSC ( International Council of Shopping Centers) It has over 70,000 members worldwide and has been at the forefront of the retail industry for 60 years.Retail is crushing it just not the clothing type stores.  

suddenly act like they are their 840 perfect credit, wealthy & successful parents! 

I won’t go into all the details of the project, but after removing drywall, rewiring, replacing rotted beams and installing 37 insulated windows, I was suddenly $19,800 over my budget and started having to come out of pocket for the remaining work needed.As I look back at this “flip” it’s obvious that the majority of my mistakes were made by poor planning on my part, especially when it related to contractors.

Well I live by the seaworld area... and there are seasons when a lot of houses suddenly are for sale and for rent at the same time.I've noticed that in these neighborhoods,  at least in mine.

Sacramento is experiencing a surge of investors for this exact reason.As you said, the 1-2 hr drive limits your options to Sacramento and the rest of the Central Valley down to Fresno.

If you are looking for appreciation, that is more speculation, and given how over inflated the housing market here is at the moment I advise you consider what would happen if your purchased & your value suddenly declined by %25.

It's usually always tied to a BRRRRrrrRRRrrrRRRRRR strategy (I never know how many R's to use) and all of a sudden they can't pull out the money they thought they would be able to.