We purchased these two properties in November 2017.As mentioned earlier I work full time in Orange County CA but have early hours.

Hey guys,I am looking to invest in SoCal, more precisely in Orange County, in the next few months.

I am looking in Multi Family in Montclair,West Orange and aroundI live in West Orange

I recently moved to South Orange County, CA with my wife and two young daughters. 

Here are average detached home prices for some coastal CA counties from the year 2000: San Diego $279K, Los Angeles $221K, Orange County $322K. 

I currently live in Northern NJ (Essex County) and my wife and I own 2 condos in JC and are in the process of flipping a house in West Orange.

Orange Coast title agents are typically very good with investors, so that is where I usually recommend investors to go

Not really, it's apples and oranges.

If this property is in Orange County it is probably already very competitive, so I would recommend submitting your best price the first time if you want to have a chance of getting it accepted (in general for CA depending on property price; $50,000 under list price isn't going to cut it)  Also if this is in Orange County and at a reasonable price they likely have many offers with no contingencies that they could easily accept and move forward with instead of giving you seller credits.

I just got a property (in nearby Orange County) that was on and and off the market for the past 7 years!