Sell the house in Tracy, 1031 into a small apartment in one of the several Central Valley towns that provide cash flow that rivals what you see in the south and Midwest but has a higher ceiling.

So NO I never shared and I never would.. why create your own competition seems pretty silly..of course buying in these mid west towns the inventory is not an issue there is plenty of inventory.. will always be burned out     Out of state landlords that will be happy to sell off their cash flow homes. 

To make matters worse 4 large companies provide most of the jobs in our community.One easy way to combat this would be to invest in a different area as well as my home town.

Ill be out of town next week for a wedding in St Paul but any time after that will work.

No one was bidding and I'm thinking $4500 for a 3-1 in a college town?!? 

Bandit signs seem to be pretty popular, and I see them all over town.

I noticed that in my city, there is an area of town known colloquially as the "ghetto". 

I have a property that sits on a large lot about 15,000 - 20,000 sq. ft. with a city waterline already on the property that I am about to list in the Midtown/ Downtown area close to 288 in Houston and I want to know if any one knows of any investors that are looking to purchase land in that area.I know that the area of the land is exactly where they are building tons of $350,000- $600,000 town-homes and they sell fast it is close to the Universities so I will definitely go and speak to the builders already in the area. 

You know how you live in a place that's not a big deal to you, but is of value to people coming into town?

You can join a real estate club in your area or attend bigger pockets events when they come to your town and network.