Recently, I noticed more and more out of staters moving in, no official stats but on a visual micro level educated millennials are replacing the ones bailing LA in some locations.  

I think that the future of transportation will change the rural landscape, but people will not move there to farm.Things like the Hyperloop which allow people to travel from SF to LA in under 20 minutes will change the rural land between SF and LA because now people can buy an affordable home along this train line and they can work in both SF or LA and get to work extremely quickly.

Currently living abroad in South Korea (teaching English), but will be getting married in October then settling down in LA in early 2019.

I have found returns in Houston to be really superior compared to LA. In

People are doing very well with desert airbnb/STR properties in the remote areas thanks to proximity to Joshua Tree, Palm Springs and LA. In

You can househack in LA for $20-$50k but it will be tough in Santa Monica or West LA. In

I'm curious how hard it is in general to covert 2-8 unit type properties from multi family to condos, in Santa Monica or LA in general.

If you're not planning on coming back to LA in the next few years, selling is a good option given your large amount of equity.

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My name is Andy Cross and I'm located just outside of LA in an area called Palmdale, CA.