Newbie - To Buy in LA or do long distance investing

[Janelle Sandoval]

Hello everyone,

I am a newbie that wants to buy my first property. I’ve done the research on my own for years now but I am still not very confident about buying property in LA. Do I buy a condo/single family home and live in the property w/ roommates until I can buy my next property? Take all the risks of finding good tenants in LA. 

Or do I rent in LA and look into long distance investing instead?