The economics of this city is based off of fishing/oil and gas. 

Or maybe they poured concrete down the drainOr maybe released bedbugs and termites into the house Or maybe put dead fish behind the drywall and patched the holes A dirty tub and a few hundred pounds of metal And a few damaged pipe IMO that is not even close to a disturbing dream tenant let alone a nightmare tenant   Lol

If you want to get into the nuts and bolts message @James Wise.Now if you are looking into different criteria or a different area you have to identify who/what you want to be marketing towards.

I worked for a tax guy who's based out of LeMars and is nuts about his trees if you know who I'm talking about.

You have bigger fish to fry:1.)

well first off this being a landlord site.. and a positive cash flow site generally speaking.. most will tell you are nuts to buy this.however if you can get the property to just about break even maybe lose 100 a month or so and you have a prime Socal asset that someone else is paying off your mortgage and you think rents can go up a little.and you can EAISLY self manage based on quality of the unit .. incredible tight rental market.. that mitigates a lot of land lord issues.I mean whats the alternative you go 1000 miles away to make 100 or 200 a month.. is that positive cash flow going to change your life..is 100 a month negative going to change your life.now this is an extreme.. but i owned a home in Palo Alto that i chose to sell back in 91 because it would have been 300 a month negative.. well that negative within 36 months would have been positive.. and i sold for 500k and today that home is worth 3 million.... and once it got positive it probably would have been positive up to 2 to 3k a month coming into the 2010's.... and someone else would have paid for my home.. plus grade A tenants at all times.. being prime Palo Alto.so thats one extreme.. its really only in low to no appreciating markets with tougher tenant bases that turn a bunch that positive cash flow becomes more acute or for those that want to one day live on their cash flow and be in the business of landlording.. thereby acquiring 50 to 100 doors. 

Agents are going nuts over this! 

So if anyone wants a 40' Silverton Convertible fishing yacht hit me up.

Long time no talk.SoCal can be a tough nut to crack for newbies.Have you considered an owner-occupied small multifamily for your first deal?

Account Closed, was just trying to point out that if you are want to make your first flip also your primary residence then going multi-family can ease your monthly nut and be more profitable in the long-term, even if selling is your end game.