Orange County just had the highest sales for a March in nine years, according to Data Quick, and that was with a decline in new construction.  

I could give you average expenses that you could expect for a 4plex in Orange County if it would help your analysis. 

I just spent the weekend with Bill Tan (from SDCIA) at his 'Solution-based Financing Techniques' class in Orange County.

I'm inquiring about opening a crash pad in orange county NY 25 minutes from stewart Airport. 

If you have followed my advice, this elusive lower rental price will not be found and your tenants will be grateful to you for renting out such a clean place at the new price-adjusted rate.There is a lot of garbage held out for rent and prices may be lower, but no one wants to live in a pigsty with lime green shag carpet and Brady Bunch orange counter tops, where the roaches tell you what to do.So the lesson here: Encourage balking tenants to find something comparable to yours at a lower price.

/snarkI know we like to laugh about the image of the lazy contingency lawyer looking for the low hanging fruit but I can guarantee if you, an employee, a contractor or anyone on the property on your behalf directly or indirectly causes serious injury to the tenant, or God really help you, a child, the existence of an LLC owning properties mortgaged to the hilt will delight the attorney looking to take the case.

You judge someone BY their actions, You judge a tree by its fruit not it's leaves.Look at it this way.

@Ryan L.I live in Southern Cal and coach Real Estate Investors nationally.A "Letter of Intent to Lease or Purchase" is how I train others to acquire properties.Then have a lawyer prepare all the docs.Finding a lawyer that "works for you well as a real estate investor" is not easy.Try  your REIA in Berkeley.http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/real-estate-clubs...http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/california-real-e...Antelope Valley Real Estate Investors Association (AVREIA) – link BAWB – Bay Area Wealth Builders Association – link Bay Area Private Money Lenders Group – link Elk Grove REIA – link High Desert Real Estate Investors Network – link Inland Empire Investors Forum – link InvestCLUB for Women – Orange Count – link Investors Resource Center of America, Los Angeles – link Mt.

Maybe I because I still haven't tasted the sweet fruit of investment income..Maybe I need to expend my dreams and goals, since that new shiny kitchen is looking less likely to happen:-). 

After a frustrating experience today I was wondering where investors have had the best overall experience with a local planning department in or around LA/Orange County.