It can be useful to deal only with the listing agent and we have represented ourselves a bunch of times.But we Also use agents and here’s the other side of the coin:We find a real expert in the region and/or young and hungry realtor and commit to them for a particular region and type of property.

I've been a lurking member of the site for about two years now but its time to get active.A little bit about me, I'm a 28 year old M.E.P. engineer (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) for a General Contractor working primarily in new healthcare construction.Since I became a member I purchased my primary residence and also another property which is my first rental, duplex in the Capital Region of NY.My long term goals are to purchase more buy and hold properties and eventually link up with other investors to form a conglomerate of rental properties and developing new construction.Happy Holidays ! 

Now that I have these markets, my plan is to reach out to real estate agents and lawyers in major regions so I can estimate foreclosure cost and have someone to contact for a BPO / local market questions.

North Philly is a pretty vast region so it can vary between which are strictly buy and hold pockets, which are BRRRs, and which can flip.

Call around to all of the local or regional banks.

Many people are finding success with HELOCs on rentals from local or regional banks and credit unions, not the big national banks.Regardless, it all starts with building relationships with those lenders whom serve your community.

Maybe buy a multi-family and live on the top floor using a FHA So my problem is actually finding a first deal that I’m confident to run with it in my region.

But I have to assume that these are at the upper end of your comp properties or I lose my faith in our regional buyers.

Good morning Bigger Pockets,I currently am a full time real estate agent in the greater Sacramento Area and was just wondering if any members would active investors in the region?

Of course just like with the housing market, this varies based upon your geographical region..This is by no means a conclusive list of everything that would go into owning a facility, but below are a few of the resources and current market reports I used if you would like to explore..2019 self-storage market report2019 self storage investment forecast2018 second half storage report2018 Q4 results