Investing from Bay Area but from Pasadena.

Ray, if the existing foundation is solid and there is enough room (2-3") to support the joist end before hitting brick then it seems like sistering up every joist would be the easiest fix and most likely could be done without disrupting the finished space above.I'd first grab a shopvac and clean up a few bays and see what your dealing with and post a picture of that.

I'm planning on buying a larger home, and have access to some other funding for my new down payment if I need to.Current house - Castro Valley, CA  (SF Bay Area - East Bay)  950 SF  2 bd / 1ba  good school district.Zillow value = $680k    Loan = $400k at about 4.25%. 

Hi, I currently live in the San Francisco Bay area, which is extremely expensive for a single female.

If I wasn’t in the Bay Area market I would def buy a multi family (too darn expensive) or not enough supply of properties of duplex, tri, & fourplex here.Right now I’m house hacking (job hacking rather), I have a pretty sweet property management gig with housing.

I invest in the Bay Area for cash flow.

Are there ways around that or is the Bay area just very particular in who it lends out too?  

I referred him to a CPA in the bay and then set him up with an appointment with a CPA in Arkansas.After speaking with these people he was relieved to find out that he'd be keeping a lot more money than he thought and because this was his number one concern a few weeks later the deal closed and we made 100k.Still though there are so many property owners I talk to (not eligible for 121 exclusion) that just say "I could never sell because of the taxes".

I am a new investor in the Tampa Bay Area..I purchased my first rental property last year, and am currently rehabbing my first fix and flip .

The Tampa Bay area is going to see a significant amount of property added to flood zones, as well as increased rates for properties already in the flood zone.