Disclaimer: as a licensed agent I don’t necessarily recommend this method, haha!

    Hello Bigger Pockets, im Nigel and im an agent in norcal.Im looking for areas in northern california that would be most worthy of searching for investment opportunities for clients, naturally this site came to mind as its been a great resource for me in the past.Id like to hear what other agents in the area are seeing and doing with regards to investment properties right now.

They need to understand SEC, think like a property inspector, and be able to evaluate leases and tenants like a commercial broker.This is a very natural time in the market for you to be making this move. 

I would look into BRRRR method options to leverage your cash more effectively and get to your goals a bit faster.

You may be better off waiting for some natural appreciation unless you think you can get a much higher appraisal or much lower rate.

Its also useful for me, since other lenders that offer mortgages before the 6 month refi period are doing it at 6-8% rates. 2 of my 3 properties have been acquired within the past 6 months so having this private money is a good investment for them, and also helps me bridge that day 1 to 6 month mark.As far as off-market, I'm trying to get my lead gen going a bit so I can pick up my own deals so I'm happy to say those methods are coming together.

Save yourself the extra costs of doing the related tax forms and stuff for the S CorpHere’s another one: depending on the nature of the income of your side business, I think you can still have the solo 401k as a sole proprietor.

Are there any investors that have had success in the area with the BRRRR method? 

Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, wholesaler deals that fell through, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications, home health care, hospice, assisted living facilitiesYou can use pay per click/adwords, motivated seller website with SEO, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media marketing.

HI @Scott Gadea, the answer is:  Save more money ORInvest in a lower cost market Both are methods that people have used for years to generate great amounts of financial stability or wealth, but the latter is a wonderfully efficient arbitrage play AND many would recommend this because of the fact that your home market is a cyclical market and you'd be wise to build assets in linear markets, or at least hybrid markets that blend the benefits of the two.For more information on investing in real estate outside of your home base area, check out David Green's book Long Distance Real Estate Investing