I think SoCal is pretty awesome personally...we visit pretty often...love hanging in Balboa Park...beautiful scene...nothing quite the driving the 1 up the coast...last time there we drove LA to SF on the 1 and immediately starting looking for local RE.Hope to see the ADU restrictions lighten up soon...that's really the key to starting to bring our housing markets into balance...there really is no such thing as a housing shortage...dwellings exist in every 2-car garage in America...and definitely a win-win if you can build on your own parcel in SoCal.I think at the end of the day it's the barrier to entry...for most guys starting out with $50k in capital, SoCal is not on the list of places to look.Oh, and don't forget about Lake Erie ;) Totally agree that there’s a high barrier to entry, and I’m really glad the state is aggressively blocking local municipalities from preventing ADUs.

The ones that are a few blocks off the beach provide better cashflow opportunities and appreciate less but most people looking for value may go for those opportunities a few streets off the beach. 

I have been in the $30,000 50/50 split of 3 deals course 6 months (actually just got kicked out for starting to tell others what I have experienced) - haven’t given me a refund either even though I’m blocked. 

Get 3 months of solid business cashflow and apply for Amex BLoC.Helocs hurt your personal FICO which may block you from getting business funding.

Pricing software usually adds a premium on bookings made more than 90 days out, essentially if someone wants the privilege of blocking your calendar they have to pay to do so. 

I think it'll be a positive addition to the neighborhood and will block some noise from the main street nearby.

Because of my contrarian ways, we consistently were on blocks less traveled.

Can someone help with this mental block? 

Now, some blocks immediately adjacent to me are dark at night as well. 

There are no data points for feeling safe walking in a neighborhood (crime per block is closest), local restaurants (walkability scores are great), capital pouring in the area, etc, like actually driving a neighborhood and/or area