I look at flips looking to make at least $20,000, regardless of price or location. that could be 20% or it could be 50%.

I'm 80-85% sure you just want this deal because you're both in love with the location (near the beach, and prime location too).

I personally do not like LA, but that's just me. as a real estate investing location, I would pass, because to me, it seems like there is more competition, and everything is so expensive.

  $600K anywhere south of Boston will buy you one in great shape and probably newly rehabbed.There's a band of towns located on the south shore south of RT 128 and north of I-495 that bear looking into. 

My property is located approximately 20 miles from Austin.

March 2016: I had just started my first deployment and one day, while on Facebook, I came across Biggerpockets and decided to follow them and didn't think anything special about it.

I'd need to charge $50-100 each time depending on location and can put that into a buyer's agreement as an additional charge to you at a future closing.

I consider myself an expert on an area very close to your listed location (very close to Vista). 

(Certainly possible, it's the best property in it's size/location.

We are located in Evanston.