I am by no means wealthy, or experienced, but I do have some level of success and a bit of property.

The city is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies, leading healthcare and research institutions, and a thriving art and cultural scene.

Of course traffic, pollution and high cost of living are all challenges that are not going away.Taxes are a problem that is driving out some businesses, but really it is a burden on the wealthy people of the state more than it is corporations.

It is also a small market, even when you consider the entire valley, and is comprised of a mix of full-time residents, second home owners, rental investors and unoccupied homes owned by the uber-wealthy.

I am up to the challenge of starting my own business in real estate and begin to start to build real wealth. I

Slightly controversial but I think there's a very strong trend that the rich are getting richer and the rest are not... so the best long term buy and hold strategy will be to buy in areas where wealthy people want to live.

Like the ones i have owned over the years.. we just had like minded top producing agents that came to us after already established and did not want to work in the corporate culture anymore and short of starting their own gig  would come to a firm like ours.. mainly all builder developer flippers  investment property guys/gals

So if I set myself up to be an elite property manager, I figure I have two exit strategies, either just train people to do it for me under my own company, and hold them to my same cultural and productivity standards....or if I do go with another company I'll be able to confidently pick a fellow elite manager to do so.  

It provided cheap credit to the wealthy and corporations.

Real Estate won't get your rich over night but it will get you wealthy over time.