Hi Glen,Hearing this gives me hope.

Riverside is home to the Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club/FireCenter that has a lot of great people involved in all aspects of real estate.Hope this helps!

His use case was a couple of unleveraged properties in southern CA one being in San Diego and the other in Riverside county.  

For first-time investors, neighborhoods like Riverside, Murray Hill, and North Jacksonville could be good places to start, offering strong rental demand and potential for growing neighborhoods.

Basically when you compare Cleveland to Riverside, California most every Cleveland deal will look amazing to you on paper.

Riverside might be doable, if you're ok with that.Happy to get on a call and answer questions.

Is there any way to divide a lot under SB9 without having to live on the property for 3 years as required by the current rules (at least in Riverside, CA)?

That is a great location close to downtown, Riverside, Botanica, Cowtown, and The Keeper of the Plains.

@Blake KirbyHere's an excerpt from the Redfin article you referenced:"The metro area with the highest risk of a real estate dip during a recession is Riverside, California, with an overall score of 72.8 percent, followed by Phoenix (69.8%) and Miami (69.5%).

@Jay Hinrichs I handled an auction sale years ago where the city/state had assessed a riverside parcel at 60+ acres for decades when it was actually less than 20.