There is years and years of knowledge and experience on the blogs, in books, on YouTube and on Bigger Pockets.Confessions:1.

Click here to read a useful blog from the BBC this morning (a far better source than US equivalents). 

I think you are confusing recent appreciation, which has been fueled by a tech bubble and unprecedented foreign investment, with long term historical rates of appreciation, which haven't been nearly as good for the Bay Area.This was a study conducted by Zillow in 2010 and eight of the top 20 cities for appreciation were in SoCal, none were in NorCal:  http://www.zillow.com/blog/top-20-best-performing-...Case Shiller also confirms this over the long term by showing that Los Angeles slightly outperformed San Francisco from January 1980 to the bottom of the recent housing bust in Spring 2009.  

@Tammy VitaleI've been listening to a bunch of different podcasts and reading blogs.  

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Last week, we introduced the ability for users to post on the BiggerPockets Blog using their BP accounts, simplifying the comment process.Today, I'm excited to reveal the new look BiggerPockets Blog . . .If you haven't already, check it out . . . we've got a cleaner, more modern template, and the homepage is now organized by post-type.At the top you'll find our most recent posts, and as you scroll down the page, you'll find posts by the major categories available.

Over 1,000,000 forum posts, thousands of blog posts, and more. 4.)

I had originally started a blog for this purpose but I think I will try it on the forum as well.  

[/size]BTW - We've extended this fine rant in our blog

After meeting him, I believe he's got a good grip on the ins-and-outs of insurance.Also, Google "How to save 40 percent on Landlord Insurance" I compiled a list of tips on my blog.