Surely, at least one of those would be supremely motivated--so, no doubt they exist, but the critical question is whether one can get to them in an ecomically feasible manner (this mailing, for instance, would cost about $4 or $5 million; so if I were flipping a SFR in greater LA, I would lose millions on that deal, despite my conversion).  

Sounds like LA is trying to "force" you into accepting this tenant so they can get paid- don't do it. 

Lastly, since you are in LA I would like to invite you to come to one of our free educational seminars where we provide a wealth of information every time on various real estate investing topic from A-Z.

@michel lambert,I'm originally from the big apple- NYC and have also visited many other  cities as well, what I'm getting at is that I would also agree with you in saying that Atlanta is not really a city that's super touristy, I don't think that it really attracts many tourists..I'm an investor here so I've been all over the state so I can find other spots to buy and invest , that being said not much to offer tourists.Nowhere near Ny, Miami or LA....   I

I have no experience on RE or REI so far, although ive read about the REI for several years and checking the market and keep learning every day.My situation is this- I live right now in LA, I have 15k on savings account.

@Linds Lai,  my trip was spur of the moment and  i found out this afternoon that they're not available to meet with me.

One good thing about a 1 hour, each way, 9 mile commute in LA is I can get in 2 Pod Casts a day.BP Podcast 014 : Cash Flow, Creative Finance, and Life with Ben Leybovich

Im from Lafayette, La. I

Abel Curiel I don't think I was clear enough in my initial post so to clarify:-I live in LA-I am from Queens and go back frequently -I plan on doing buy & hold in Pennsylvania or other areas within 2 hours of the city.

Hi Tiara, I saw your post regarding deeply discounted properties in LA. I