I like this area for the following reasons:Good job market, pacific rim access for new  immigrants and investors funds who like west coast investments, still affordable housing relative to other west coastal markets ( Bay Area, LA, San Diego, Sacramento, Phoenix) The fact  that its  a cool (no pun intended) place to live for millenials make this a huge positive play.

I specialize in apartment locating for the Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston Texas markets.

I own a 10 unit building in Oceanside CA.  Along with my property manager we noted instances were residents are clearly being wasteful (washing cars, not reporting leaks, multiple occupants etc.,.)  Where practical, w...

Hey @Kenyon LemonWelcome to BiggerPockets.I am from San Diego and there are tons of other SoCal members.

Like @Gonz Trevino I'm also a fan of Pflugerville and San Antonio.

Hello Everyone,I've been listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast for about a month now. I'm 26 years old, first generation American born to immigrants from Kiev Ukraine. My full-time career is a Real Estate Agent. I m...

@Mike McKinzieCouldn't agree more about how outrageous the fee structures are for a majority of PMs.I do property management in San Diego and my team and I charge a flat 8% fee for full service management.The only exception to this is our "one-time tenant locator" service, but that is an ALTERNATIVE to on-going management, not in addition to.It is beyond me how some companies justify charging fees for leasing, advertising, maintenance, etc on top of their "management" fee.Is it just me; or is advertising, leasing, and maintaining the property not the core function of a PM?

Hello All,I’ve actually been a member of BP for many years however just not active.I’m in San Clemente, CA and I plan on attending the meet up in a couple of weeks.I know it’s difficult around here to invest however I have the time now and some capital and I’m starting to look for any opportunities that may exist.I’m open to partnerships with other investors or maybe even out of state properties.Mostly looking to flip however open to buy and hold.In the past I have owned three rental properties in AZ, fixed one of them up and sold for a decent profit.I currently own my home in San Clemente and have owned two other prior primary residences.I also bought a place in Laguna Woods a few years ago with the intention to flip.As it turns out, after the rehab, my Mom needed a place to live and so it goes.On another note I have a commercial pilots license and while I just sold my plane, I am looking for another one.I say this because generally speaking it’s easy for me to travel the western states.I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can and learning as much as I can.Feel free to contact me.Thank you,Tony

These markets have strong job growth, median prices of investment properties (because as you know California is ridiculously expensive to buy investment properties, especially LA, San Francisco, and Simi Valley), and high gross rental yield.

I'm interested in part time work or interning with a local real estate investor in the San Jose, CA area.