It's crucial to consider factors like market conditions, interest rates, and your long-term financial goals.Balancing your investment strategy with other financial commitments, such as maxing out your 401K and Roth IRA, maintaining an emergency fund, and managing personal debts, is also important.

In re-reading, I was comparing apples to oranges.

I advocate buying in this price range, but I use a Leveraged Analysis Technique using crucial key metrics: 1) Crime Rates 2) Avg Rents 3) MLS Search Parameters.Schools DO NOT enter the equation.

Jon's point about buying a property with 5% leverage and selling a year later is a crucial one!!!

I'm still learning which neighborhoods are better but the fact that it is so close (60-90 minutes) to LA and Orange Counties makes it s unique investment opportunity.

Apples and oranges.

I am a Wholesaler and I received a call today from a home owner attorney regarding my interest in purchasing his clients home in Orange New Jersey.

Did you paint the room orange, or is that what they did to it?

Now, I'm sold on the 600 TC LONG YARN (this is crucial) Egyptian cotton sheets with deep pockets.

Hi Kevin-There are deals to be found all over Southern California.Your going to love Orange County!