I'm a new investor located in the Bay Area in CA and am here to learn from your collective experiences and contribute to the overall BP community as I grow in this industry.My business partner and I are both tech entrepreneurs in the Bay Area and have limited experience in real estate investing in the Central Coast and Southern CA.  

How many tech/it jobs where around 20 years ago compared to now?  

It is the equivalent of comparing the stock of a utility company and the stock of a mature tech company ... they are totally different, the stocks should be analyzed differently, and the underlying companies should be run differently.

I am having a giant Laurel Oak taken down that is in bad shape and has a HUGE limb hanging over the roof.  

I spent about a month total entering everything into the system, and going through the help sections, as well as creating help tickets (which were always answered very quickly by tech support).The convenience of having everything in one place is worth more than a few dollars a month in charges.

hi all, first off this deal scares me, not that it is bad but that it is big, there is an investor that wants to unload his portfolio of rentals and retire i received a voicemail and email from the investor containing the info and he asked if i would be interested, i definitely am but i look at the size of the deal and the potential for growth i feel as if im looking at a giant, bordering paralysis/analysis. located Near Bradford, PA and he is open to creative financing, so here are the numbers.asking $585,000  - market value 750-800k10 properties totaling 36 unitsGross rent $229,320Taxes- $26,200Ins- $13,225maintenance- $17,515PM- $34,164Utilities- $72,337______________________NOI- $65,870now i plan to swallow my fear and call him tomorrow with a already large list of questions, all of the units are on a month-2-month lease and he has had 95% Occupancy over the past 10 yrs. all properties are in the same town in a decent area (C+   B) and are rented ( 500-550 ) quite a bit blow ave rent for the area ( 650-800 ) so definitely room for growth, in addition i want to figure out why the utility expense is 72k.. that's nuts i am assuming he is picking up a lot of the utilities so with some adjustments to management, rents, expenses i see a great opportunity.i also ask what due diligence should i do on the PM since they have one in place and what should i expect in the transition if we move forward i currently manage my 3 units myself an see that 34k and wonder if i could handle the management or see how i can tighten up the reins on the PM to get things moving for optimum cash flow.  

Hello,I'm a tech geek in the Charlotte, NC area (South Charlotte) looking to connect with Investors in the area and gain some knowledge.

You are probably right with the high-tech life and our parents were grown up differently.  

That would also be a good opportunity to bring on an additional partner/investor if you don't just have a giant pile of money sitting around waiting to be spent.

Account Closed how high tech is your area?