We live in Orange County, CA.

Hi all, I'm based in the Los Angeles & Orange County, CA area and am interested in flipping homes.I have one quasi-BRRRR deal under my belt.About me:-Former Fortune 50 Commercial Real Estate Banker, specializing in distressed assets (restructuring/modifying notes, pursuing guarantors, foreclosing on assets)-Varying degree of experience in legal remedies (mediation, arbitration, bankruptcy etc.) with inside/outside counsel-$500,000,000+ RE transaction experience from west coast thru the mid-west-USC Business School Alum w/concentration in Real Estate Finance & Development-Licensed REALTOR in CA-Hands-on experience rehabbing real estate (full kitchen rehab, flooring, painting, spraying texture, removing load-bearing walls, bathroom rehab - have pictures from BRRRR project)[QUESTION] What is the proper approach to seeking a local mentor/partner on BP?

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@Lee Yang -- I wholesale properties but I actually buy the house and then re-sell it. 

I would look into Deltona, Orange City, Eustis, Sanford, Lake Mary. 

I'm just starting out and want to invest in specific neighborhoods in Orange County, CA.

@Marcus JohnsonThe first problem with Opportunity Zones, and why maybe to hold off is, but still watch it is (edit, wrong link, fixed it) https://therealdeal.com/miami/...The second reason is everytime time the bobbleheads come up with something to make investors to foot the bill for sanctuary city inflows is Orange dude COMES from Real Estate, and like him or hate him... he CRUSHED it in RE.

In 2016, my now-wife and I picked up and moved to Orange County, California.

Ortega and Orange Park have a lot of military but also civilian families. 

I'm an new investor considering investing in mobile homes in Orange County, specifically Cypress, CA.