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Alexander Canha
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Bay Area First Time Investor..Help!

Alexander Canha
  • Investor
  • San Francisco, Bay Area
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Hello all, 

I'm brand new to REI and BiggerPockets. I live in the SF Bay Area and am interested in rental properties. But from what i've seen and understand, is that it's quite difficult breaking into the market in this area. Basically, I'm looking for any and all advice as to how I should break into the market, or look elsewhere and maybe look into turnkey investments in another state? Ideally, I wanted to buy my first property locally, but not sure if that's going to be a possibility .

Like I said, any and all input is welcome and if there's any BP meet-ups or anything of that sort in the Bay Area, i'd love to know. Thanks!

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Brian Garlington
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  • Oakland, CA and a Real Estate Investor with Multi-Family Units and a Self Storage Facility
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Brian Garlington
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Go to the Meetup Website and you will see plenty of people on there with meetups. Get pre-approved with a lender first....first question any realtor locally or in another state will want to know is if you've been pre-approved....if the answer is no....a lot of them will not take you serious. 

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