I am in the second camp.To be perfectly honest and blunt, the biggest change over the last 24 years has been the number of new investors who tend to enter the market at or near the peak and buy from those of us who bought at the valley of the cycle.

Welcome Anna, I'm in east phoenix myself and love the valley, glad to have ya!

@Ian Lee You can find affordable cities to invest in within California, but you should aim towards the central valley.  

The property is located in Spring Valley in San Diego, CA.

Mostly in Midvalley, Valley View, and Carbondale school districts.  

I am a long-time resident and business owner here in the treasure valley so I definitely have some connections-- not the right ones however.The cool thing is, I believe I have the ability to find awesome properties at awesome prices and I wholeheartedly believe I can be a resource for profitable transactions!

I live in Orem, but Provo, American Fork, Lehi, Salt Lake City (SLC), Springville, Spanish Fork, and the whole Utah Valley are accessible to me.Please feel free to contact me on BP or through email if you're interested, I'd love to work with you!

I used Antelope Valley Engineering.

Its also much easier to find deals by driving neighborhoods and spotting deals than it is to find them online, but both ways do work...If you ever want me to show you around the Antelope Valley so you can get a feel for the better investement areas Just let me know:-)

I was born in Grass Valley!