Clear differences from Sacramento and the Bay Area can be seen most starkly in the cost of housing. 

I'm a real estate investor living in the SF Bay area, and I currently own one multifamily rental property in Spokane, WA.

Airbus moved into Mobile,Alabama a couple years ago which brought more businesses, jobs, and people to the South Bay Area including Daphne, Fairhope, and Foley.

I'm from the bay area and looking to get into flipping.

I’m a Producer for a large video game publishing company in the North Bay.

We have a small informal group of people around the Bay Area who are at various stages of starting out who get together periodically.

@Tarun Maharana Tracy and nearby Bay Area markets will may break even and mostly there will be negative cash flow unless you are putting more than 30% down.

I have been learning from the podcasts and now it's time to get some help with the direction I am heading.I am the "Motorcycle Appraiser".  I am a licensed appraiser and am moving to be a RE Agent.  I have taken the c...

Huge fan of the food, nighttime activities, and marina bay sands! 

I currently live in Germany, but I'm originally from Schenectady, NY, and also lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for quite a few years, among other places.Soon I'd like to come back to the States and buy, restore, and hold a small multifamily (2- to 4-plex), living in one of the units and renting out the other(s).I'm not committed to a location, but areas I'm considering (where I have some ties) include:- NY Capital District (Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Saratoga) - New Orleans, LA - Austin, TX - Denver, CO- Bay Area, CA Some of these (Bay Area, Denver, Austin) are probably much too competitive/expensive to be realistic, and I'm definitely open to other livable, growing cities as well.