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All Forum Posts by: Dan L.

Dan L. has started 1 posts and replied 2 times.

Post: First investment property in LA. Am I crazy?

Dan L.Posted
  • St. Louis, MO
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Thank you all!

Post: First investment property in LA. Am I crazy?

Dan L.Posted
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Posts 2
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I've recently move to Los Angeles and I'm eager to learn about RE and to purchase an investment/rental property. Much to my chagrin, property is very expensive here. I wonder if some of you experts wouldn't mind answering a few questions that I have about the market:

1) Do the 50% and 2% rules even remotely apply? At the prices I'm seeing, I don't think that it's possible.

1b) If no, then how do you find a good investment? Even with 10% down and all the rent going to the mortgage, I would be losing thousands a month. 

2) I'm sure this is said often, "the prices are so high, can they possibly go any higher?" It is worth waiting and seeing if another housing bubble will pop? I can't imagine people saying these prices let alone higher ones.