I believe it to be a little Southern California hidden treasure for cashflow, mainly class C but if you know what you are doing its a really good option to invest locally in CA with decent returns.

Do you think a duplex is generally a better investment than a single-family home for rental purposes?

I thought there was a chance that one could use real estate to directly lower their main source of taxable income (such as a w2).

I Julia, I work the south side mainly.  

I live in Portland  Maine , I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.. thank you.

I’ve come across details regarding the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act, and it seems there are exceptions for buyers with a valid work permit or for properties outside Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) or Census Agglomerations (CA).Do you know if certain types of work permits are more favorable for this purpose?

I wouldn't recommend this for research purposes. 

I mainly bought it for the land, do not intend to rent it out for cash flow or what not.It is currently occupied by the previous owner.

I wrote the above for informational purposes.

All investments and assets are in the name of the special purpose LLC instead of "name of custodian FBO Jim Bob's IRA".5.