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@Brian Camp - great to have you joining the conversation and looking to expand your little empire.

HI Clint I work locally and based on the that price range you might have to go to the inland empire, apple valley/victorville area, or in the san bernardino or riverside counties.East LA areas, long beach, anaheim, or santa ana are probably the lowest multi unit area in terms of pricing for LA and OC but it can be a bit rough too.

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I am in the Inland Empire, new and looking to network with others in So Calif. 

That is our plan in 14 years when we want to consolidate our empire to one area.

Now starts the long post that most don't care about, but I might as well spill it at once ;-) Since I was in my mid 20s I have wanted to BRRR rentals and roll them into a small empire.

If you're open to long distance investing  BP Podcast 103: Building a Long Distance Real Estate Empire One House at a Time with Elizabeth Colegrove might be good for the flight/drive up north.

We live and buy in the Inland Empire of Southern California.

I never heard of a 500 year flood zone and I wonder what empirical data could have been used to build that model.