Cali is a tough market and a ballers market, depending on where in the state but there's plenty of zones in Cali where a real estate deal will cost way more than 75k, I also here the permitting process is a pure headache out there. 

Anyone claiming it does is purely misrepresenting the law, and is looking for suckers to sell them to.  

Pure rental activity is considered to be passive by the IRS.

@Bart Hedgcock I was purely speculating empty land.

So from a pure monthly payment standpoint: (duplex) 3,200 - 1,300 = 1,900 > 2,400 (single family)As you can probably see, this property isn't cash-flowing, let alone breaking even.

Those types of properties are usually pure cash flow options.

I was purely going off of some stats on the internet (https://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Eastpointe-Michigan.ht...).

I can totally conceive of a profits interest here for pure services--e.g., the % you might pay to a property manager plus a few other incidentals.  

Also any suggested ARV promoted by a Wholeseller should be considered pure trash,

I'm a cash-flow investor not a speculator so this is purely academic