I am not in LA, but since it has been two days with no local answers for you, I have some tipsWhat you want is a high volume landlord tenant attorney.

Go to your local REIA meeting, make local connections, and use that $11k as your down payment on your first property.

At lease with a Co-Opp there are programs for local, state, federal, grants (several are being pursued).

The best thing to do is look as locally as possible. 

I am not in your market, but since it has been three days with no local feedback I have an idea to share with you.Go to your local court case lookup site and pull the cases for the third week of the month.

I've been trying to connect with local wholesalers to get on their distribution lists, so I'm right at the heart of the action.I'm based in McHenry, IL, and I'm on the lookout for tips on finding like-minded people in the area.

Something more like Rent-Price Ratio and local income growth would be better.

Sam - we are putting a list of local property managers in markets around the country together for exactly this reason. 

I really got to know the niche as a local investor.

Looking to break into the local market with Multifamily homes.