But with that many less people in LA county now than 2020, you'd expect the decrease in demand would be enough to correct the supply/demand imbalance locally... 

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Miami.

Purchase price: $415,000

Cash invested: $90,000

MY FIRST RENTAL PROPERTY !! BEAUTIFUL DUPLEX IN THE HEART OF MIAMI ...

There is a lot more to it than the rate.

I would at least recommend you have them shop a policy for you.One thing we did note is that with hail damage to roofs, they seem to be decreasing coverage/increasing deductibles on that if ever needed.

Real Estate values, nationally, have never decreased over any 10 years. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUSFocus on optimizing active income first.

Alas, this scenario didn't last very long, as you would expect in a free market capitalist society -- new money flood in, more STRs in supply, property prices increase, STR incomes decrease, until a new equilibrium is achieved.Nowadays, the word STR is being used to describe both the property and the business.

The city has been trying to decrease density in areas it wants gentrified for a long time. 

You can find higher ROI (on paper) here and probably in other cities…but the probability of actually collecting rent significantly decreases.

If you're looking to do value-added deals out of state, you're decreasing the chances of having a successful experience.

many houses in the midwest, for example, are very old and need major rehabs.i personally think out of state investing is more difficult than advertised, and much more difficult in the current investing environment, with: prices high; interest rates high; tremendous demand for inventory, by both investors and retail buyers; and good PMs, contractors, etc. booked up.here's a really thoughtful thread with the experience of another CA investor and lots of different responses:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...and here are some threads about how it can very easily go wrong:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...finally, you also said you "don't have a lot of money to start with."