We have not seen much middle value band assets trading lately in small batches.  

Not bad, that's what I like, I like someone who will get the job done right away, not go for a vacation in the middle of the day while someone is trying to buy a house.

My husband and I are planning to buy our 1st investment/ rental property in the East Bay area and are looking for some advise.  

Middle class New Yorkers are relocating to cities like Charlotte, Dallas, Austin, Atlanta and other cities that provide a decent quality of life for their families at lower cost.

Any savvy investor is going to realize your just trying to make a middle man profit. they will wait until your contract expires go know on your sellers door and buy from them.. happens all the time.

For perspective this is a dump with a caved in roof and a tree growing through the middle of it.

They had great rates and cut out a lot of the middle man by working directly with our agent.Definitly check out the blogs, podcast and forums.

Our coldest day is sometimes in the 30's and thats in the middle of the night.

We haven't posted an official time/place yet but it should be toward the middle of the month.  

However, the town itself is middle income and stable community.