1) don’t forget, in LA you will have a VERY hard time raising rents more than 9% per year.

I have seen it several times.

My piece of advice would be to research emerging neighborhoods and focus on areas with strong job growth and infrastructure development. 

Also for time being cancel the premium subscription as that will also probably get them to reach out to you

My sacrifice… no haircuts and no fast food. 1 job full time, 1 full time side hustle. 0 debt at the time other than student loans.

Buy it personally, and rent it full time to my C-corp?

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

He seemed like a big-time agent who works with a lot of long-term investors.

Quote from @Matt McNabb: I'm a solid $400k/yr job in NYC and have $250k to begin investing as my first step into building a portfolio, although I don't have time to be a landlord so I have to account for management fees.  

So knowing your numbers before looking at properties is huge or bring your contractor with you when you look at properties so as to not waste any time!