@Josh Dickson If your brother earns $700K annually, real estate investing can significantly reduce his taxable income.

@Marcus Retter welcome to BP.It's a great community.I've been investing in Albuquerque for 10 years, and you can find some good deals there.Personally, I live in Santa Fe.There are several active Meetups that you can join to get around to other investors.Networking is really important.Get out there and make connections with other investors; that is how I got started. 

Sec8 is the "Options Trading" of Investment Real Estate. 

Recently, I’ve been exploring wholesaling, fix-and-flip, and real estate investing, and I am eager to learn from experienced investors.Excited to be here—let’s connect!

Quote from @Patrick Wood: I am new to real estate investing. 

Definitely a lot of good opportunities depending on which neighborhoods you're looking to invest in and the type of properties you're looking for. 

Your thesis is basically rent low and accept less desirable tenants so I don't think that is the best thesis to base an investment off.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I think it helps to drive a strategy that if you can invest, build, flip, etc why not do it in zip codes with the greatest price per square foot where you can also find either land or existing inventory that makes sense?

Can anyone recommend a HELOC lender for a SFH investment property in Los Angeles, CA?