Not everyone is in the California market on here and not suspect to some of the descriptions in your post.Why would Bigger Pockets have you as a moderator is beyond me.

Hi everyone,I am planning on making my first home investment in Southern California for a rental property so not sure if its Single family home or a condo or what would make sense for better income.

Hi BiggerPockets, I live in California's beautiful North Bay aka California’s Wine Country.

Hi Everyone!I'm Kathy -- I work in tech in SF as a software engineer making mobile apps. I don't own anything myself but I've always loved real estate (since my parents dragged me around looking a open houses when I w...

Does a landlord in San Jose, CA  have the right to charge a fee if I choose to remain living at the property on a Month to Month basis? 

Greg, are you managing your rental in NMB from Ca?   

Hi all,Here is my information pertaining to my question of which state is the best to start an LLC in:The business will be selling dried fruit.The location of preparation, packaging and shipping of the product is in California (at least initially, run from out of my house).I will be the only employee (most likely for several years anyway).Business will be conducted online only, selling to anyone living in the U.S., Canada or Mexico (initially limited to these county's due to shipping scales of economy, to be expanded elsewhere if I can get shipping costs down).I ask this question for the purposes of:Paying the lowest LLC start up and recurring costs related to the LLC.Having the least amount of paperwork required to start, and maintain the LLC.Having the most comprehensive protection for such a business (& of course, for me the individual owner of the LLC).Aside from the LLC, I will get a CA class a cottage food permit and of course pay CA taxes. 

Wright Pat Credit Union is also good I hear.I am not sure if they will work with you if you are an out of footprint borrower, especially from California though.

@Kevin Fox I'm coming back the first two weeks of October, although attending REIA's all over Southern California.

I’d be careful throwing around numbers like “the California housing market went down by about 35%”CA is a huge state with a wide variance in prices - but the Bay Area was most certainly not hit as hard as you suggest.