I actually control the approaches and departures for Orange County (John Wayne) Airport, Long Beach Airport, Fullerton Airport, Torrance Airport, and Los Alamitos all from down here in San Diego. 

What deal metrics are crucial to crunch before making an offer on a duplex?  

Hi All,I want to first start out by saying thank you to the many of you that I have had the chance to connect with through Bigger Pockets, both over lunch/coffee and here online.With that being said, over the past two years, my wife and I have virtually eliminated all of our "bad" debt and currently saving capital for our first real estate investment purchase.We have truly been committing ourselves to better understanding the in's and out's through our own research and are getting much closer to finally taking action.I am from San Diego, recently moved to Orange County, and I'm sure as many of you know the entry level capital required for investing in CA is quite high due to the cost of living (I could be completely mistaken as I only know the OC & SD market to an extent).

Not only it is mortgage fraud, it is impossible to pull off because these days lenders compare your application with the IRS transcripts.I also urge you to pay attention to a crucial point made by @Linda Weygant: you cannot just forego available deductions to create higher income.

What is a good way to acquire some leads in the Orange country and Los Angeles area?? 

Oh my, I forgot to mention I am in the greater Denver area, but I actually grew up in South Orange NJ. 

Hello everyone,I just passed my real estate license exam and in a process of looking for a sponsoring broker in Orange County, CA area.

Need real estate attorney referral in Orange County, California.

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I would still use this website: https://adtech.dailyjournal.com/legalAds/ to research new probate files at this courthouse in LA county: http://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/info/laAnd to research new probate files in Orange county I would go to this courthouse:http://www.occourts.org/index.htmlFor marketing I would focus and mail to PR's that live outside of CA (GA, N.J., WY, FL, TX, etc.,) as they would be more motivated to sell.To be honest it wouldn't take 1 month to close a deal.But I have enough on my plate here in N.