Any body know someone that would like to move some real estate?

Assuming you have no pressing liquidity concerns and have a stable household income, I would prefer to buy houses in middle-to-upper middle parts of the metroplex.

The property itself should be a fixer upper where you can build equity.

Therefore, unless you find a fixer upper with only cosmetic problems you something that is a great deal probably won’t qualify.If you are currently renting and don’t see yourself moving from the area anytime soon it doesn’t make sense to rent when you can still build equity (especially at a lower cost than renting).

Go figure one of those deals was in Upper Darby, PA and is where my investment went according to the "promissory note". 

Not only is there physical wear and tear on the body, there is a lot of emotional stress also.

After doing a very comprehensive search through various LA neighborhoods for both turnkey & fixer-uppers, going from Inglewood/Hawthorne to NoHo to East LA (Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, etc.), I've realized it's incredibly difficult to find qualified investments.

So far I've complete a medium level rehab on a dilapidated property (Middletown) that's been in my family since the 1950s/1960s  which is currently a rental property I manage for my mother, done a moderate amount of repairs on her house (Middletown), and purchased my own fixer upper (4 unit house-hack in Caldwell) where I've done a full rehab on one unit and medium to light work on the other units.

Taxes are really the killer for rental investments in the area though where most properties that are undervalued get purchased by homeowners looking for fixer uppers and outbid most rental investors unless your willing to sacrifice your returns a bit to have a rental in this quality of an area. 

I'm a merchant marine, I work about 9 months a yr overseas doing military supply.. and earn a not great money but around 57,000 a yr on average last 8 yrs.. 2014 I bought my first rental property in Pittsburgh P.A.. fixer upper paid 20,000 cash and estimated 15,000 came right in on budget..