I have been digging into off market deals and it has been promising.

Those states could be nearby in your market area.  

This is not an eviction.Please make arrangements and good luck in all your efforts.

Utilities included.Fully rented.For sale off market.

You can get screwed on changing markets and unreliable contractors though.  

Flipping houses is a great way to create huge profits, raise private money and create marketing content around your remodels (the reason HGTV is HGTV).

I think our modeling has adapted to market changes over the years, so we've stuck with Excel as we can easily change the parameters to keep it "fresh".

The zoning changes will make California a hot real estate market.

we build at or slightly below the average new build in our market where there is high absorbtion 

I live and invest in the Lafayette area myself - I own several in the area - broussard, freetown, broadmoor etc There's a decent market here, I think it's somewhat competitive but there is some availability as wellOff-market is the way to go 100%Purchasing a starter home is a great way to get started - I turned my first home into a rental before I even looked into real estate investing.