And out of all the places in SoCal I'm based in Orange County so after having been educated to start local, I was marketing to Orange County.

@Jd Martin  he is based in Orange CA and yes socal based.... unlike most guru's he has done a ton of investing and selling of actual real estate..

Their total is valued around $1.3M and their cash flow is about $2,7002) I then started purchasing those higher priced properties in Orange County, and their value is about $1.5M with a cash flow of negative $1003) You mentioned that the 9 properties are valued at $3.7M but I think this is wrong, and the the more accurate value is $2.8M ($1.3M + $1.5).

I decided to save money not painting the whole house orange but only the trim. what do you think?

Certainly we can use examples from history such as toilet vs outhouse or running water vs outdoor well, but I think these are apples and oranges.

@JoeGoreIm thinking of listing it with dream homes Magazine Orange County, but Im sure agents will be the primary contacts regarding the home.

Having worked in the Orange County Real Estate Market for two decades, I can tell you about the wild swings, the lows of the 1970s to the highs of the late 1980s, the lows of the early 90s to the highs around 2006, and now back to the lows again.

Using the number of banks that have failed to write off that this is totally unlike previous crises is an apples to oranges comparison.

Check out the blog "flippers in trouble in orange county".

I live in CA and rents are sky high in areas like Orange County and Los Angeles.