I used to attend, and will return when my travel schedule slows down.

If sub 10 years and you want to sell the cap rate starts rising because buyer cannot get good loan terms from lender and must buy cash or put a lot down with a short amortization schedule.6 cap for franchisee is not good.

Monica.BP is great for networking and meeting other investors.

Its been difficult meeting broker and clients who are interested in it.

I would look for a market with solid cash flow but that is likely to appreciate and has a history of appreciation (do your research but maybe the Pacific Northwest has cities that meet this criteria).If you do decide to invest in San Diego I would suggest looking into a owner occupied (house hacking) detached duplex to quad financed via a VA loan. 

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It's inexpensive and You'll meet lots of great like minded people there.

Anish,Investing 600K to get $100 cash flow doesn't sound to me like a good plan :)I think you can invest it much more efficient if you just look out of state.It will give you a much better price to rent ratio, plus in many states, laws are landlord friendly and not tenants friendly as in CA.If you want to learn more about out of state investments please feel free to check this meet up group:meetup.com/Los-Gatos-Real-Estate-Networking-Meetup/

Our next meeting will host the one and only John Schaub.

Norwood itself would also be good to consider as there is some variety of neighborhoods and buildings that that should meet your price point requirements.