Many of the investors that I work with are from the West coast or the Northeast and it just doesn't make sense for them to invest around where they live.  

Thank you for your feedback, I will definitely look into Facebook and I live on YouTube lol everything I watch is on REI and now GC.

You need a place to live.

It always seems the people that don't live in CA or have ever lived in CA are always the one leading the bandwagon of "why would anyone live in CA?".

I live in San Diego and am trying to purchase my first investment property I have about 150K to put down but am struggling to find deals that meet my price point. 

If you and your spouse own the LLC and live in a community property state, the IRS may allow you to treat it as a disregarded entity for tax purposes, simplifying tax filings.

One caveat to this strategy is that you can’t live in a property that your IRA owns, nor can you rent it out to anyone else who may be considered a disqualified person like your spouse or child.Feel free to connect with me and send me a direct message if you want to learn more!

Is this a home that you are currently living in?

I would probably work with an attorney in North Carolina (or wherever you live) to do some estate planning since you do have young kids.

He's lived in Japan a few years as well (Fukuoka, I believe).