What size MF are talking about.  

There is normally some sort of 'discount' offered to the buyer of a package deal, but the size of that discount will tend to depend on how badly the seller just wanted them off their hands as well as how interested the buyer was in buying both to begin with.

Good sized yard and well kept houses in the neighborhood.  

Account Closed  I do a little of this and I would only deal with someone I can eye ball.and size up.. too many weirdo's and wanna bees on the internet or on bP or linkedin or facebook.I also owned a sizeable HML company and of course we advertised and many times did not meet our borrowers but if they were local we always had them come in.but I had a Accurant program to run them through that would detect fraud and I did that first contact.I have gotten a few loans from lendinghome and they do a back ground check which I think is great.But in general private lending is by non professional lenders known to you.. not people you meet on the internet that's a good way to lose your private money LOL

What type and size deals are you looking at in LA?

Other concerns: foundation integrity, A/C sizing, others unknown without more information.

I get around the country to most major metro areas were I work and invest and nothing frankly compares to the hospitality and SAFETY of Portland for this size of city..

This is a very specialty field served by a handful of firms from various parts of the country.Finding a provider with the right business model for your needs, and one with the expertise to help you succeed is much more important than where a firm is located.There are two business models, served by different kinds of companies.Self Directed IRA Custodians are financial institutions that provide processing services to document investments into non-traditional assets such as real estate, mortgages, etc.  

I am attracted to the BRRRR model -- it seems like an intelligent way to methodically build a good-sized portfolio by reinvesting my original equity over and over, but I also acknowledge that there's a lot to learn. 

What's your portfolio size Kris?