You are about to embark on an extremely risky venture.

I ventured into other lower priced markets a year or two later but will now focus mostly on Austin personally.

This is a new venture for him and I just wanted to see if anyone had any feedback.Thanks!

I hope this gives you some help, and best wishes to you in your new ventures! 

Populations that include the FBI HQs, Redstone, and NASA footprint followed by private sector ventures like Toyota, Blue Origin, and Facebook seem to be fueling said growth. 

We started doing a lot of research and realized that we would like to start our first venture into REI with rental properties.

Thank you for the good wishes on this venture!

I would start the business when you have a real estate venture to do and not before. 

As I am a beginner, I was wondering if you can help me out by sharing some tips on how to start off the first house hacking venture within the LA environment.

You are taking a loan personally from your plan, and then you are investing in real estate.Truly self-directed IRA and Solo 401(k) plans are offered by specialty providers who can create a custom 401(k) for your business that is capable of investing in anything the IRS rules allow for - which includes a lot more that just stocks, such as real estate, private mortgage notes, cryptocurrencies, precious metals, venture capital ...