I am posting this question in this forum to get a better understanding of which of the two locations is more profitable for a beginner with low capital as I have heard it's near impossible to buy in DC within an affordable range. 

Not impossible though.I have private lenders who loan small amounts like this for a year at a time, but they have reasonably high risk tolerances and a whole lot of trust in me as a borrower.

It may not be a simple thing to do, and depending on how the plumbing is set up it may be almost impossible. 

It's almost impossible to get positive cash flow around here if you going with 70% loan and that's with 1% interest.

It's impossible to know whether or not the seller is charging a "premium" without knowing the prevailing market cap rate.Cheers...

@Anthony HeatleyI am not saying it is impossible to include points in a HML. 

If you're in LA, cashflow is impossible.

It sounds like it will be expensive/impossIble to collect anythIng.

With the new rules the liberals put in place it's virtually impossible to get tenants out in Ontario.

This makes it virtually impossible for someone with full time employment to qualify as an RE professional.