@Subhash Reddy my parents grew up in Castro Valley and San Leandro and I still have grandparents in SL so I get down that way occasionally.

I am a member of California Association of Realtors and regularly attend local meetings and events in addition to WCR & YPN events; occasionally BIA.  

My interests are single family and multi family rentals and I’m considering flipping occasionally for that shot of cash when needed.

So, if you have good tenants that occasionally run tight on cash and they get paid on the 1st you may have to adjust your grace period slightly.If you rent in low income areas -- where tenants often don't use bank accounts -- try a service like Pay Near Me that lets them pay you from 7/11 (or the like) with a cash deposit.

We get an occasional one, haven't found any big discounts but they seem to keep dropping the price about every thirty days in our area.Picked one up recently, was on the market for 90 days price drop of 10k about every 30 days.

I buy and hold, with an occasional flip.

If you need cash for short term money I would look into Fix and Flips to do occasionally.  

It's not uncommon to find properties built prior to 1850, and occasionally even back to the 1700s.  

@Tarcizio Goncalves I'm not that familiar with Worcester, other than the occasional drive-in for a Black Diamond REI meeting.

But, we're probably still 6-12 months away from having our ducks in a row in terms of general RE knowledge, being pre-approved, and potentially having to rethink our transportation strategy (right now we're car-less and rely on transit, bikes, walking, and the occasional car-share).