I can see why this is a tough sell.

Hey @Himateja Madala, let's get a shout out to @Shawn McCormick who knows a ton about the area.I will say that it is a tough market and you really have to go the extra mile.

Meaning, if you only put 5-10% down, then it will be tough to even get a HELOC.

It was tough but worth it in the long run—literally!

There is also the lending field which is quite lucrative if your more into financecommercial real estate if some day you want to be doing bigger deals and making 6 figure commissions checks.. etc etc.to try to start your business as a flipper or wholesaler is tough and it has a 95% failure rate being that it appeals to the mass's of which many frankly don't have the skills to succeed or the financing behind them.OR converselyMake money at your chosen profession save and buy and hold.. buy the best you can hold for long term.. same with buying securities .

However, if you have a reason to refinance (lower rate, more cash out) then it would be a much safer bet to get a DSCR loan and refinance into your LLC.

The way I see it is most homes will cost you 25% down and renovations out of state will be difficult or very expensive so the ability to force appreciation becomes tough.  

With C or below you probably can't avoid some of it so I'd go with a recency bias, ie anyone who has a long period of time between their last eviction and successful rentals other places will be a safer bet than the guy that just got evicted. 

Most of CA is a really tough RE market to break into.

IE the buyer themselves buys low end tough to manage assets because they look great on paper.