Looking into the Los Angeles investment SFH opportunity

[Lawrence S.]

My wife and I are based in San Francisco. My wife is currently attending school in LA for the next year to complete her MA in Nursing. We have begun our search for OOS investment opportunities and have actually limited our search to 3 cities now, but given the fact that she will be in LA for awhile and that traveling across state may not be as accessible/easy given the pandemic, we are now looking into SFH in LA as well.

My question is are there any neighborhoods or surrounding cities that may offer a long term buy and hold opportunity with good cash flow through rent? We may also eventually move there (who knows?). My wife may even live there for weekends at a time while she is in school. Ultimately, our short term would be to rent it while having the option for my wife to live in the house while she is in school.

I've done research into LA and Anaheim and the RTV doesn't seem very favorable to me even though everything else looks good such as economic, population, and job growth. 

If anyone knows any experienced and trusted realtors or any investors in the area. Any help would be greatly appreciated!