This seems to be true whether it's CA, TX, AZ or OH - IN or GA.Apparently wholesaling isn't as easy as everybody thinks and are willing to pay big bucks to "learn".Obviously the decline has hit the information provider's customer base that they sell information to, and hurt their bottom line.

If you can afford to wait to see if things will decline further, more power to you, just know that it’s not certainty.

.- Then I checked out the Detroit market and realized that the job and population growth has declined in the past few years and landlords are finding it hard to fill the vacancies.- Lastly, I checked out the Colorado market (especially Colorado and Colorado Springs), and the property prices are high there and hence, it won't cash flow there either.Hence, while I want to begin my journey, I am not sure where to start.

I know a declining population isn't ALWAYS a reason to stray away from a market, but for myself, I decided I didn't want to invest in a market that had population growth lower than 0. 3.

Our current agent is the only agent who has suggested that we try to sell them separately since selling them together didn't appear to work.On the other hand, maybe prospective buyers are waiting to see how much lending rates decline in the next few months and what happens with the Costa-Hawkins proposition on CA ballots this November.  

You dont want to be in a deal with high price, declining population, or high capita. 90-92% is considered full occupancy.

I would suggest looking into a reduced PPP since we are in a rate declining market. 

But although they are available, you are better off reducing the PPP in a declining rate environment.

.- Interest Rate Management: Buying time until interest rates normalize or decline.

And, as Nathan noted, you are likely giving up huge appreciation potential, which will likely never be replaced by cash flow.But at the end of the day, if you are in a declining market in LA and are able to find great deals in higher cash flow areas, taking into account the likelihood of needing to outsource everything and additional travel costs to visit the properties a couple times per year, and you don't really care about appreciation, then it could work for you.