I think values in Orange County, and to some extent LA county, are inflated at any given time - anywhere between 25% and 30%.

@Judy P.Thanks for the tip.

This neighborhood is zoned for some of the best schools in Orange County. 

Your only issue is that you should probably target long-distance real estate investing as $50k is more than enough in cheaper markets like the Midwest and you will probably have to start outside of Orange County unless you want to spend additional years waiting and saving up rather than starting

Hello all! My name is Craig and my professional background is in property and casualty insurance. My goal is to purchase duplexes for buy and hold to create $10k in monthly passive income over the next 18 months. I ha...

My Faroe is the orange one. 

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.Oh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "East Orange" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

My personal home that I had to rent due to being underwater in Orange, CA finally came back to purchase price (bought back in 2005) and so I'm looking to sell it and buy more out of state properties with the equity.The one thing that scares me about California is that tenants have so much control and eviction is a slow and expensive process - up to 1 year and thousands of lawyer costs.I just had an eviction last year in Indy and it look 1 month and $300 eviction lawyer fee.

They are out of Orange, CA.

Is your investment in Orange County?