There's a few books you may want to read to get a better sense of how to evaluate and manage multifamily properties, and then ask around on BP for more market / property specific questions. - What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow...

@Cara Lonsdale there are plenty of things that go on here that don't make sense to people in other states. 

Makes sense.  

Those expenses should just be divided among the properties by whatever allocation makes sense. 

@Spencer StevensWhat @Daniel Hyman said, plus some common sense.

The only Midwest investing that makes financial sense for most CA investors is true MF (properties with large number of units). 

@Nick Campbell That makes sense.

The sellers that want to capitalize on the market will likely have a challenge finding a replacement property that financially makes sense/worth making a move.There is a lot of opportunity in the RE market, not just being a buyers/sellers agent. 

Makes sense.

In those cases, I certainly would encourage anyone to "run the numbers" and see which choice makes the most sense.