@Ray Lai thanks for the tips and encouragement!

I think @Ray Lai is spot on with the advice.  

The rental market in LA is largely driven by millennials who want to live in the hot areas, so buying adjacent to those areas has been a good strategy for many people I know.

@Ray Lai @James Allen Hey guys,I read your post and I live in Cali but Im gonna Investing in Texas and I wanted to be my own 'boots on the ground' so Im gonna get a place out there and be out there for some time. 

LA is popular with buyers for a reason so the deals you find on MLS are going to reflect that popularity.2) You could assume that rents will rise at the rate of inflation.

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Congrats @Adam Tompkins In what area of LA is your 4-plex?

I house hacked all over LA and have built a nice little portfolio of cash flowing single family homes in SoCal as a result, even as everyone says it is impossible :) LA is a market that has seemed insanely overpriced to those that don't know it for the last 40+ years, and it has stayed that way and likely will stay that way going forward ... sometimes it is more insane than others, but it is always a desirable market with lots of competition, high demand, and limited supply of housing ...

LA is number 1 on the Case Shiller index for a reason. 

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