Can you outthink the market in 2017?

[Derek Anaeme]

With the housing market beginning to normalize in Southern California, healthy transactions are starting to occur. People know what they're paying for (or have to pay for) to an extent. And the prices are high! Million dollars plus. The problem then becomes lack of availability in some pockets like Weho, Santa Monica, Venice, etc., while others become much for desirable. The difference is some pockets are growing purely for profit while others grow because of lifestyle. 

My question is, as an investor what are some desirable areas you see popping up in SoCal in 2017 that families are interested in living in, rather than investors are just interested in flipping?