You will lose your shirt as many other out-of-towners have.I get calls weekly from people in New York who couldn't believe or resist buying properties for $5,000 to $10,000 or even $40,000.

BUILD your relationship until they can't resist the solutions you are providing.

Sellers on the other hand are more resistant to change and have to mentally accept selling for a higher cap which erodes equity proceeds from the sale or they decide to take off the market.

Finding, acquiring, improving, and operating mobile home parks is not easy, but the dedication and hard work is worth it when you experience the cash flow and recession resistant performance. 

With prices of property having shot up considerably in the last few years, and neighborhoods' resistance of gentrification, I think you will encounter a lot of resistance regarding rent control.

I think it's a combination of need and investors taking the path of least resistance.  

The big piece is to get to where you are primarily making offers directly yo the L.A. as that will clean up most of your resistance.

Arrowhead especially has some turnkey lakefronts available ( last I checked ) - they are more like recent purchases ,decided to dabble into STR & eventually gave in  & resisted with a much higher list price.

Resist the temptation to skip ahead before finishing it.

Spain's Q homes will also be showing their American modular model at the boat show in FTL in OCT 90K+10K shipping to local port, alleged 2 hour set up time, 180mph hurricane wind resistant.