I have a full time job in a career I like, so I am always looking for ways to learn how better invest away from home - Los Angeles.

The property is outside the area of focus for the rehabber (I have often got deals contracted all the way down to San Diego, I am certainly not driving - nor is my rehab team, all teh way to SD from North of Los Angeles each day.)2.

Next week I will try blue ink.1/30/13 - Wednesdays are rough.

I intentionally stayed out of the really hot zip codes and focused on some turning/turned neighborhoods away from the downtown area and some blue collar areas just outside of town.

I'd suggest he not buy in say, Blue Eye, Mo. or in places where it is difficult to reach out and touch em, I don't see major metropolitian areas being a problem as it's easy to get the door knockers and foot soldiers.

Full portfolio: 2490 units valued at nearly $321M.Sub-portfolios:city / # of units Atlanta, GA 572Chicago, IL 99Florida-Central and Northeast 190Florida-Southeast 418Florida-West Coast 167Las Vegas, NV 219Los Angeles / Riverside, CA 484Phoenix, AZ 341Property types / # of units:Single Family 1,743Condo 527Manufactured Housing 7Co-op 1Duplex 118Triplex 364-Plex 58I'd be curious if anyone on this board can play in this particular offering.

Each model has its merits depending on what needs to be accomplished, and we can swap examples on merits of each until we are blue in the face.

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It's what all the trendy flips are doing in Los Angeles (I sh*t you not).

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