New investor to Fresno

[Joe Bertolino]

I have been active in Sacramento but will be moving to Clovis or Visalia next summer to be closer to my inlaws and to get better access to the local RE market.   It appears to cash flow much better than Sacramento does.   I am excited meet you guys and get going in Fresno. 

[Garrett M.]

@Sue Deng, @Ed Lopez is right. 

Typically, the boundaries for "A Class" properties in Fresno are Shaw to the south, Blackstone to the west, Copper to the north, and Fowler to the east. Within those four boundaries, you are looking at prime North Fresno/Clovis real estate with some of the best schools in the state, virtually no crime, and newer homes occupied by professionals and upper middle class/upper class families.

East of Fowler is not dense enough for real estate investment and is rural territory. West of Blackstone can be fine, but is more B class; similar with northeast of Shaw. South of Shaw can get hairy pretty quickly. The Tower District, which is Fresno's nighttime hot spot is revitalizing, and you can consider that area a B area. Mostly anything south of Shaw, west of the 41 or south of the 168 are either Class C or true war zones.