I now have 12-doors there and am in the process of adding a couple duplexes.I don't have much experience with moving out of state for income tax purposes but the first state that came to mind is NV.

In Oregon my title company would give me update spread sheet of all NOD's going ( but keep in mind I was the largest buyer or one of them in the market at the time. 

If you're in LA, the most logical area in my mind is Las Vegas for a lower barrier to entry, strong appreciation, much more favorable landlord/tenant laws, still close to LA, etc. 

If you have an address in mind, I can give you rental comps. 

I will keep that in mind. I

Something to keep in mind is that if you were living in 1/2 of a rental property 50% of the building maintenance will be tax-deductible (this is because 50% of the building will be investment property).

I am paying him 1 million to build all those houses.. but keep in mind I do all the accounting and pay all the subs directly he acts more as a site supervisor .. but he also has a stellar reputation so we get a lot of milage when we say its a XXXX built home can put a price on that.However i have used this same model in Charleston SC for 600 to 2.5 mil homes ( built 40 homes) cant buy lots there anymore that make sense...

@Mindy Jensen thoughts?

(which may be lower than expected since you described the area as not awesome). 3) Rethink your numbers in dumping it- with an estimate for repairs in mind. I

Thanks for all you do, Mindy!