SoCal Resident with little money, where to start?

[Jessica Beard]

Hello all. I've posted once before when I created my account and I guess you can say I've been stuck in analysis paralysis and I do not have much money to start. I live in Long Beach, CA and the market here is way too expensive for me to get started. Between my brother and I, we have about $15,000 for a down payment to start investing in something but we do not know where to start. Is this enough to get started and if so, what areas do you recommend for out of state investing? I am assuming So Cal is out of the question, but if it is possible and I just don't know about it, please let me know. I'd appreciate any insight and ideas.