@Ryan Pham The 60 freeway is also a pretty sharp divide in that area of town.

Once you’ve built some confidence and systems, you can start exploring additional markets.I personally focus on 2 markets that are about 20 mile radius.Make sure the market(s) you choose align with your investing goals, whether that’s cash flow, appreciation, or both.

And feel you'll have more options / strategies to explore with a tri or quad plex in the long range.

(I distinguish this from towns where you can do Airbnb but only because there's no law whatsoever.)

There’s a boatload of affordable housing across the country in small towns.

It’s great to hear about your goals—wholesaling is a fantastic way to build capital and experience for rental properties and flips.I’d love to connect and explore how we might work together to grow our businesses.

Explore furnishing it as a medium term rental maybe. 

The combination of its growing tech & healthcare sector, long-term resilience to climate change, and relative affordability makes it an interesting place to start our real estate journey.I spent a big part of my career in hospitality real estate consulting at a Big 4 firm, but I left to explore new opportunities and decided it was finally time to take the leap into real estate investing.

Maybe not as bad if not in a beach town?

I’d be more than happy to hop on a call with you to discuss the different areas and explore how you might make it work.