I offered to have all the suspect insulation removed and proceeded to do so but the buyer backed out anyway, spooked by the word "asbestos" which isn't even a health threat unless it's disturbed and it was in the crawl space, not a livable area of the home.Next contract, the inspector brought the code book and proceeded to list numerous nit-picky issues that were totally different (apparently missed?)

I'm worried I won't be able to take out a loan amount that's big enough to purchase another home in LA/OC if I already have a 700k loan...I know that the home prices in LA/OC are outrageous, but I've heard numerous times that I should invest in areas where I live close by.

@Braden Heard start farming & growing your personal network to find deals that you can start out wholesaling, then flipping, then buy & hold as rentals to build wealth.Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

If the dynamic had been as simple as "you need an LLC" I would have gotten one for them, in fact Renovo pre-approved me but did require an LLC prior to closing, in Illinois can be done on line and I think it a 10min form to complete, $150 fee to expedite and I had my Articles of Incorporation the next day. 

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

In these "quantity" areas, you'll have a very hard time finding a buyer who has a down payment and can qualify for a loan .This is an article Jack Miller wrote about the topic.Making money from the earnings of poor people is like getting orange juice from an orange tree without any oranges on it.

Here's an article explaining some of the options you may run into: https://streeteasy.com/blog/nyc-real-estate-agent-splits-com...

Didn't you write some articles about it?

Does this article about migrating assets from a corp to an llc apply here:https://bbcincorp.com/offshore/articles/convert-c-corp-to-ll...

@Zeliang ZhengHere is a good article worth reading: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/invest-for-real-estate-ca...