this is due to historically outstanding rent growth, overall far better tenant than most other markets due to the housing shortage (San Diego ranks near bottom in nation in both delinquent rent and evictions), and property taxes being near fixed rate.  

These posts do not know the San Diego rental market and the size of average rent increases in this market (which is another reason that many people do not understand that San Diego is a outstanding cash flow market for the long term hold).CBRE states March to Marcy YOY average City of Sn Diego was 11.6% with a 2.8% vacancy rate. 

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

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@Samuel Metcalf- thanks   1) I would recomend getting a HELOC in place on your primary residence duplex  for  as much as  possible...this should be available for  free or a low  cost and the rate will be variable in the  8-11%  range ...prime rate +  margin of  1-3% ) ...the min payment is in interest only payment on outstanding balance   2)  use the heloc for the  remodeling  costs ...pay it down as  agressively as you can   3) on the  purchase of the investmenet  1 unit -  you are  allowed to put as little as 15%  of the price for your down payment ...the pricing you get for the loan will improve  as your down payment  grows so you might look at  75% /  80%  and  85%  ltv  options 

Squatters usually end up with trespassing and various other charges (criminal mischief, burglary, theft, usually drug and weapons possession charges or they have outstanding warrants for other stuff/ are on probation).

I don't think the people posting on the discussion set out to waste your time, nationwide.

However if you desire to invest in a location that has histically produced outstanding ROI on financed buy n hold RE for more than 50 years than consider if San Diego is the best location.  

If you want to use my attorney, he does nation wide.

I am curious to know if anyone here uses Nationwide Rentsure (https://www.nationwiderentsure.com/).