Buffet is the closest but he has controlling positions much of the time and he is an operator.

George Esparza, whom the Los Angeles Times has described as one of Huizar's closest aides , also agreed to plead guilty to racketeering as part of what the U.S. attorney described as a “Huizar’s pay-to-play bribery scheme.”

Depending on how you went about it, your best options will likely be something like this: https://www.flexmls.com/share/9ne6i/Grindstaff-Rd-Rd-Hartfor...I dont think this location is lucrative enough to be a year-round draw and money maker, but is the closest to Knoxville while still maintaining a draw for guests (Pro: mountains, river rafting; Con: worth repeating-still pretty far out). 

@John Thedford Thanks I think this closest REIA I found was the Sarasota/Venice once.

The closest quads are going for $102,000, $165,000 and $225,000.

I'm interested to hear which areas within a drive of LA get closest to the cash flow you experience out of state and if you think being within a drive outweighs the smaller cash flow we'll experience in the LA area.

Closest major city is an hour away.

If you're really interested in passive investing, and you want to own real estate directly, the closest one can get is triple net, single tenant properties.

Closest cities are Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida. 

The closest thing that would match that criteria is Elizabethton, Blountville or Mountain City.