Short term regulations are becoming more and more restrictive here so we are looking to purchase outside LA County and invest in Riverside, Ventura and/or San Diego county.

As a matter of fact, I wouldn't remodel then either....I used to do this as a GC in San Diego, and found that it rarely, if ever, pays for itself.

I do rehabs in San Diego where my purchase price is usually from 900k to 1.3 million and I try to make 20% of the purchase price per deal and try to do 5-6 deals per year (if I can find them which is becoming harder).

Francisco Jasso

OP:>Of course the new bill allowing us to possibly sell off either property is enticing but not sure how to value that either.only jurisdiction in the state that has adopted the law allowing separating of the parcel is San Jose.  

Quote from @Kendall Jackson: I’m trying to get started in real estate to provide additional income for flight school and eventually buy a home in San Diego.  

Purchase price: $154,000 Sale price: $185,000 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven, in collaboration with our partner Francisco Diego, successfully completed a deal on Greenwood Ave, West Palm Beach, FL.

San Fran is another area like thisAnother example is the AirBnb market.

If you need references for either of them in San Diego, let me know.

If you have great documentation W-2 type income and you are not looking for the exact same thing that everyone else is looking (eg, a condo in a tourist area that won't allow airbnb's anyway) or a small multifamily in metro San Juan) then you may be in luck.