I was told that the BRRRR Method was not suitable in my preferred Markets such as San Marco, Riverside, and Southside Jax; "theres no multi-family properties needing significant work to gain positive returns" is what I was told...

Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and San Diego counties also posted record-high prices in March.

(So dig a little deeper in area searches) Irvington for buy and hold properties (this area has been unique as well as stable for some time with buy and holds), other areas for fix and flip would be Haughville (truly seeing some changes in the market recently and level of finish to homes), Brightwood, Bates-Hendricks and most recently near Riverside Park bound by 16th St to the North, 10th St on the South- Indiana Ave & River/Fall Creek East & West.

I personally purchased my home here in Riverside with a 5% down conventional a few years back as the terms are quite a bit better than FHA (no PMI). 

I work in Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside counties), and I have a friend who works in commercial that lives in Texas that has been tempting me to invest in Austin! 

Also, since they are the ones making the offer, they will have less resentment to the rent increase.Hope this helps,Glen

Adding to Grant's advice, the Riverside area should fit the mold for a house hack.

Hello Glen, I am Brian with HomeRiver Property Management and would like to connect.

I’m also from Riverside and moved to Dallas to specifically house hack, it gives investors the opportunity to qualify for as low as 3% conventional for first time homebuyers or 3.5% for FHA, as opposed to doing 20% down for a single family or 25% down for multifamily here in Texas.

@Glen ZuffelatoHere is the issue: such a transaction might be considered prohibited by the IRS and will disqualify the IRA.