I'm looking for a solid real estate agent to work with in San Leandro, Hayward East Bay Area, CA.

. ;)  But here's where all the info is: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/hcd/s/LandlordResources/index.htmAlso, the East Bay Rental Housing Association is a great resource, and you should be a member if you are asking this question.

Well, at least for the Bay Area.  

Hello investors, I'm looking to work with investors in the San Francisco bay area of California.

I am looking for some reputable and proven general contractors in the Tampa Bay Area.

I have dabbled in a few other deals since but the growth of my business and having little kids have kept my desire to do more real estate deals at bay.

@Chris M. the strategy of "substitute collateral" is a great one for hot markets like ours in the SF Bay Area.

If it's month six and you still haven't got one, you're going to start writing over asking like everyone else in the Bay Area. 

There have been very few government restrictions on development in Central Florida, no geographic restrictions (except for the ocean/bay) and thus land has historically been very cheap, so it has made more financial sense for developers to focus on single family.I just ran a quick MLS search for multi-family, and there are only a couple dozen 6-12 units on the market for all of mid florida (Tampa to Daytona, Ocala to Port Charlotte).Not to discourage you at all, you just may want to take the prevailing property types into account as you're formulating your strategy.Since you're new to BP, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of the site:Start here.

I liked the example you used when describing baby boomers downsizing in markets like San Francisco (really the greater Bay Area) and New York.