I do my deals mostly in the desert area of Southern California, so I know there are much better margins and deals around.

Pretty much ghost towns in the desert you could get multis for nothing but the town is 80% vacant and not coming back in this century. 

A local wholesaler sent out a picture of a desert the other day on a email blast saying this is the current condition of the Nashville market and he isn't joking.

When my mother retired 3 years ago, she no longer wanted to live in the desert...lol. 

I have leases for this property, but none of the original applications and this is a C area in the high desert of California.

Today, I decided would be a good day to take a drive around Minneapolis and look for properties that seem to be deserted or vacant for two reasons:1.

We were seriously considering going with his plan, and still may, but our progress on this step was disrupted by some medical issues, then by our decision to move from the balmy climate of So Cal's desert, to the balmier (IMO) world of Atlanta. 

There are some deals in Los Angeles, San Diego, and, occasionally, Orange County, but the best "bang for the buck" is the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) and up in the high desert areas of Victorville and Apple Valley.Hope this helps.

They provide food, beer, wine, soft drinks, desert, and time before and after the event to meet with people.Easy located next to Grove St Path in Jersey City.Here's a link.

I lived in the desert back in the 90s and commuted to LA.