So apples and oranges my friend.

I went there after dark sets in and decided that I wasn't interested in living there myself, my wife wouldn't feels safe there ... check the crime map on Trulia and zoom in, if it's red/orange - don't buy ...- Yes there is a lot of nanotech development in the area ... but I feel you need to be walking distance to the projects of interest ...- If you are in it for the cash flow then go for it ...I decided to invest in Albany next to hospitals, medical students are great!  

I'm located in Orange County but am investing in the IE. 

I'm currently working as an appraiser for commercial real estate at CBRE. I'm looking to get my beak wet in the flipping business here in OC. I've read a few of the books on the subject but have no practical experienc...

You have a pond with red fish blue fish grey fish orange fish, and you selectively only pick redfish and then conclude, that the point only has redfish.What you should do is throw a net, and see what you get.What you should do is ask 1000 RANDOM people that do all these strategies and then ask them how many of them do REPEAT deals doing these strategies.Even if you just asked 1000 random people if they got a deal, never mind "repeat deals" the number would still be extremely low.THAT would be a fair assessment of the strategies right?

This was a piece of advice I received early on that was crucial to finding the right HH property while having someone looking out for me that had similar goals themselves. 

I just started investing as well and am from the Orange County area.

Hi Bigger Pockets,I have quite a few rental properties in Orange County, CA.

The rules in Orange County also lead to a limited supply of vacation rentals. 

Look for a broker that can provide you: - other senior agents in the office to mentor you- other agents in office that will let you join their open houses (this was crucial for me to build my buyers list)- a support system and staff of office admin that can answer your random questions/calls/emails etc. about paperwork - a solid training methodology to teach you the ins & outs of your MLS system. - investment in the agents in the form of spending $$ for marketing, CRM systems, etc,