How about in quality, relatively low risk blue chip dividend stocks from companies that are making and selling products that everyone uses every day? 

Fix/flip still has tons of room for variety by type (SFR, duplex, condo, etc.) and location (MSA & sub-market) and buyer (blue collar, high-end).

Institutional investors are also driving up prices by purchasing properties at higher prices, not only in the primary markets that they’re used to, like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, but in secondary markets as well.

Hi everyone, I own two rental properties one in Los Angeles California, and another one in Las Vegas NV.

No one I know that is wealthy got there without either taking a lot of calculated risks (starting a company, taking on a flip, etc) or over a long period of time (safe investments in blue chips and bonds, and living frugally).

2) Is Los Angeles, Ca, a profitable small multi-family market for a new investor?

I just purchased a $1.5 million 6-unit property in Los Angeles because an experienced investor who owner the building got a hard money loan for $700,000 and he used the 6-unit building for collateral.

Hi! I’m new to the area. Anyone have any advice on house hacking in LA? Should I buy now or wait?

Since I live and work in Los Angeles, and the houses here are out of my range currently I decided to jump into the shallow end of the pool to start with a turnkey property out of state which I will be closing on early next month. 

Also keep in mind at that dollar range ($550-$600) most of those people will be blue collar workers with some debt, living paycheck to paycheck.I would not relax your requirements - you want a good tenant that can comfortably pay their rent.