New investor looking to fix and flip in Socal area

[Jonathan Yip]

Hello everyone, my name is Jonathan Yip. I'm a recent MBA grad in the Los Angeles area, coming from a background in business development, digital marketing, and brand strategy, looking to go into real estate investing full time. I've owned and managed a 4-unit property for a few years, and now I'd like to get started in fix and flip properties. I am extremely handy and do a lot of home improvement projects as a hobby - building furniture, installing fixtures/appliances, fixing things - so I'm willing to work with contractors as well as invest a lot of sweat equity into a property. I'm looking into areas like the San Fernando Valley, Lancaster, Palmdale, Bakersfield, and Fresno, since LA is a little out of my price range at the moment (not ready to get another mortgage yet... I want to stick with cash for my first flip, get my feet wet, and then expand into larger deals as I get the experience). I'm definitely open to any advice, suggestions, agent referrals, etc.

Hope to learn a lot from you all. Cheers!