Deep knowledge of investment real estate, including expertise in estimating returns and rehab costs.Deep knowledge of the local investment market, including areas and types of properties to focus on or to avoid.Access to a network of service providers for various needs.Highly skilled in selecting good investment properties, especially in a competitive market.Highly skilled in process management and problem solving and deal making in order to bring a property from identification through acquisition, rehab, and property manager hand off.How do you then, from thousands of Realtors in any market, identify a good investment Realtor?

But to say there are better places and ways just means you haven't identified the right strategy for San Francisco.

How do I identify or find what agents work with investors?

Birmingham- 49th largest MSA (Just not enough diversity for us)I don't think you can go wrong in any of the markets you've identified.

Do an exit inspection with the tenant and identify any issues that would impact returning the deposit.

Built into the process is time to identify multiple target properties.Let me know if you want to discuss more, but I am especially bullish for sellers in 2021

You don't need to get your feet wet with SFHs, even if outsourcing all the property management, it will be extremely time consuming to identify the right market, find the property, close on the deal/loan, find the manager x the 50 properties you'll need to make up for your W2.

I have identified parts of Mira Mesa, Linda Vista, Clairemont, La Mesa, Poway, Oceanside, Vista, and San Marcos. 

Their strategy is to identify newly built or updated hotels where most of the units are set up as suits.

@Theresa AmouzouI’d start by identifying a few markets and then speaking with local professionals there and running numbers.