All Forum Posts by: Chris Kirk

Welcome, @Leo Ka! Those are all great locations to consider. One thing you should think about (and check out the podcasts because there is tons of info on there) is how close you plan to be to your investment location. Doesn't necessarily mean it's better to be closer or farther away, just that each comes with their own challenges so you should think about that. Being far away means you'll most likely want to make at least one trip to the area to look at your first place and get an understanding of the neighborhoods. Everyone on BP has already been super welcoming it looks like, so definitely rely on them for advice in regards to that as well!

Good luck and let me know if there is any way I can help :)

Welcome @John Degen! Happy to have you here on BP with us all. Good luck with your first deal, hope it goes well!

Welcome to BP, @Victor Spencer II! Always great to see more people from Sacramento on BP. If you haven't yet, check out some of the local meetups you can find on meetup.com. Those are a super great way to network with other local investors.

Good luck and let me know if I can help in any way!

@Account Closed!

Best of luck @Ketan Patel! Congrats on taking the first step into the real estate investing! Definitely check out the BiggerPockets podcasts as those can be hugely helpful to hear other peoples stories of how they got into investing.

If you're interested or have some particular places in mind, feel free to send me a PM. I'm the founder of a a new take on property management in Sacramento and I'd be happy to help by creating a rental analysis for you (or anyone else), so you can see what market rent might be in the area.

Good luck!!

@Jo-Ann Lapin is right. Elk Grove, CA actually has some crazy development going on there. A new casino is going in and new outlet mall where a previously "ghost town" mall had been for quite some time. Also believe Apple built up some more sites there as well. Could be an interesting opportunity!

Sacramento, I agree is always great and only will get better with the new arena, but may already be a little picked over and harder to find a deal.

You could also consider Sonoma. There are definitely still lots of opportunities for properties that are older there to be purchased at somewhat reasonable prices. Have recently met a lot of people from SF moving that direction lately, but that is more anecdotal than based on hard facts in the area.

Welcome to BP, @Mark Puddicombe. This is an awesome place to learn. You can check out the marketplace, sometimes deals pop up there. You'd probably also be well suited to post around the forums and connect with people, lots of great lenders, RE agents, etc and they might be able to help you find deals.

Check out the local RE meetups also, some great advice there and you can also meet some people in the industry who may be able to help you find deals as well.

Did you have any questions in particular? Would love to help in any way that I can!

Thanks for sharing @Account Closed! Always great to see the data around Sacramento.

Welcome to BP, @Joshua Delarosa. Congrats on transfering over to Sac State and way to go on setting up a plan. That's huge and such a great way to go forward, especially with real estate investments!

I would definitely definitely check out some of the local meetups on meetup.com. They are awesome and a really great way to connect with local people in the area who are also interested (or already working) in REI.

Good luck and let me know if I can help!

@Tim Kunz is a general contractor in Sacramento area. I'd send him an message, he might not be able to help you with this specifically, but maybe he can recommend someone to you.

Good luck!

And yes, as @P.J. Bremner said, you're more likely looking for a good GC than a home inspector.