Had some black ice rain in Oct - tenant slipped on stairsand got ride to hospital in an ambulance.

I agree MikeOh........While I am not focused on all of the negative anymore, my eyes are still wide open to what is going on around me.We will see more than one of these market run ups, as people ride the wave of emotion and hope.

That didn't feel so great when I realized that.Happiness must be a journey, and not a destination.Its 3:53PM I'm in board shorts about to ride my bike down to the beach and I'm not wearing any shoes.

Bay Area real estate is quite forgiving over the long run if you can ride out the storm.Assuming you put 20% down, that's about $2,500/mo in appreciation or 24% ROI annually.  

Unless you have information that the rest of us don't, I think that conservatively buying detached property that produces reasonable cash flow is the way to go in this market, and short of some fundamental shift in the ecoonomics and desirability of this city, I can't see most buyers looking back in 10 years wishing that they had bought elsewhere.Second, with regards to attached houses (think condos), it's my opinion that current owners are riding a bubble.

Getting on post during PT is a nightmare. 15min ride turns into a 30min ride.2.

Areas we buy a lot:Lakewood (especially now that they passed that stupid bill that limits to housing stock)Areas in and around opportunity zones (we don't do the specific OZ investing, but ride the coat tails of big money coming in those areas)Southwest Denver (Ruby Hill, Athmar Park, etc)Arvada and Wheat RidgeFitzsimons area (3 hospitals, and in an O Zone)4.

A ferry ride is more pleasant than being stuck in traffic. ;-) Ping me if you'd like to know more about Kitsap!

This is more of a preventative maintenance job than a "broken window" needs-fixed-right-now.Did you get any hail or high winds in the past year?

Every May (8 years now) I participate in a week-long charity bike ride supporting Habitat for Humanity called Cover Indiana.