@Seham Afaghani There's sooooooo much research and learning to do out there- Let me save you a bunch of time that I had wasted over 2 years ago and recommend you get your mind off of rental properties in Sacramento.

It blows my mind sometimes that folks look to invest tens of thousands and sometimes hundreds of thousands with a company and a market they have never seen first hand.

I'm a motivated but inexperienced investor looking to expand my portfolio and begin a mutually beneficial relationship with an experienced agent that has the time/patience to invest in me.

I would love to work with existing agents as a learning experience and don't mind getting my hands dirty! 

If you aren’t motivated to do showings and market your property though, I recommend hiring a pm or agent.

I'm young and don't mind "working" for the extra amount. 

In my ideal world this house would sit until spring, and then they would come to the negotiating table with a more realistic price in mind. 

That having been said, I've made up my mind to do this. 

Some contractors will refuse to work outside the law and some do not mind so much but if you want to work within the law then first thing will be to go down to your local building department and see what the local zoning is for the property in question .

The stock market was still in the toilet and the losses I and everyone else had suffered were still very fresh in my mind.