Where best to buy real estate in SoCal

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Greetings Everyone,

I am new to the real estate investing business and in search of some information.

I currently live in the Antelope Valley in Palmdale, CA. Since I am new, I do not have excess capital to purchase expensive properties like those seen closer to LA. I have been looking at areas such as Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita/Valencia, even some properties in the Apple Valley and Palm Springs area.

My goal is to purchase rather small single family residences (2-4 bd/1-3 ba) for something in the range of $100-200k. Depending on the market, I would either like to flip the properties or as a back up strategy rent them out to generate cash flow.

Where does it makes the most sense to implement my business strategy?

I greatly appreciate the advice!