My name is John, I'm from South Pasadena, which is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA.

Hey all,I've been reading up on buy-and-hold, first-time real estate investment for a few months now, and have made my way through a bunch of Bigger Pockets podcast episodes, so I felt like it was time to introduce myself on the forums, too.My name's Shane and I'm originally from the Northwest, have been here in Los Angeles for 3 years now, and I'm looking to buy my first property ever.

Hello, I'm looking into buying a duplex in Los Angeles. 

My name is Shawn, I'm a writer in Los Angeles who's recently gotten the real estate investing bug after watching some associates of mine make a deal.

I don't have all the date specifics so if anymore information is requested, I can update but here is the gist of things (just wanted to hear reddit's opinions):Opened escrow on Aug 8th for a triplex in Los Angeles.

Hello, I put an offer down on a duplex in Cypress Park Los Angeles.

But, that was in Los Angeles by the beach... rural Arkansas doesn't exactly paint the same hip demographic picture.

You know Los Angeles real estate is getting expensive when Jay Z and Beyonce are getting outbid."

It is harder in DFW but you can definitely look in other major metroplexes (San Antonio).Sounds like you are interested in out of state investments and I'm hosting a meetup in Los Gatos which is dedicated to out of state investments mostly multi family (apartment complexes).Feel free to check it out:meetup.com/Los-Gatos-Real-Estate-Networking-Meetup/

We ended up filing a letter of vacancy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department which allowed them to forcibly remove anyone that we considered to be trespassing on our property.