My name is Tom Pentolino and I am a newbie investor in my mid-30s located in Southern California (more specifically Rancho Cucamonga, which is based in the Inland Empire).

Becasue we aren't talking about the state, we're talking LA or LA metroThe Southern California Region reversed a three-month decline and posted a 1.3 percent improvement in pending sales from the previous year, aided largely by healthy gains in Orange and Riverside counties, which marked increases of 12.5 percent and 8.4 percent, respectively.

I have seen a few multi family units in southern utah valley that are close to that $100/sq foot mark you are hoping for, but the problem with those areas is rent is also lower.

Also, If you happen to be from Southern Maryland, would love to link up. 

Found out that Josephine County in Southern Oregon is off limits for these.

It is a little more common here in Southern California.

I might partner up with my father since Southern California real estate is so expensive.

Looking for a Southern California (San Diego area) hard money lender that will finance the purchase of a property that has a lien recorded by the city for permit/code violations.

@Sean Clark I'll be sending you a PM.I'm a licensed real estate Broker here in Southern CA and I'll give you my opinion on what is going on with wholesaling here in SOCAL.

I am about to graduate grad school and work for a few years in Grand Rapids before hopefully getting out to southern California, and my parents are waiting to sell their home in East Grand Rapids until after I'm gone.