San Antonio is picking up.. 

Great way to pick up some good info and possibly a deal.

Now, I just described your next trip to <pick a vacation spot>, and I would assume you wouldn't even consider doing this without a plan, so why would you even think about not taking the same logic into your "trip" to REI fortunes?

There are usually many times when there are no new listings in my area, so random checking throughout the year tends to give me better overall data than just waiting until it's coming vacant.  

-Make sure you pick up the phone!!

Hello BP Community, I’m a relatively new investor in the Fresno CA area, picked up a fourplex last June, and was looking for some advice.

Market knowledge and good locations you pick make all the difference.  

Great way to pick up some good info and possibly a deal.

But because there is less foreclosure inventory than before and deals are getting picked over, there is much less opportunity with HomePath today that there was a few years back.

In the meantime I'm trying to get myself educated as much as possible in all the various aspect their is to real estate from picking a property, analyzing the profitability of the building, obtaining financing, renovating, general property management.