What are you attracting to in the LA investing landscape?

I can use the 2nd loan for improvements on other things on my property as well like new fencing, landscaping, etc.

You're going to need a good landscaping team to service your properties all times of year. 

Contact landscapers to repair your retaining wall.

A good friend of mine and I took up an armature landscaping company last summer and I really enjoyed it.

On thing to keep in mind are potentially elevated maintenance and landscaping costs, as the weather an be extreme ranging from intense rain to snow flurries on the beach. 

Every year my mom tells me how high her home owners insurance is and it goes up every year.Having lived through Hugo, I am nervous about buying anything ocean front, seeing so much wash way must have left an impression on my young mind.Definitely agree with you about having a good realtor to navigate the landscape.

I also added 4 new basement windows that provide proper egress, rewired the basement and landscaped the yard. 

You should not have to do anythingThe onsite manager shows and rents apartments, oversees third party vendors like, maintenance, landscaper, pest control, pool.

A few benefits of a Townhouse vs a SFH is that most Townhomes will be less expensive, and a lot of their HOAs cover the exterior and font landscaping of the home.