In my market (Los Angeles) answer is usually yes.

I live in Los Angeles but invest in the mid west and he's been an enormous help to me. 

I'm also looking into Los Angeles and Tennessee.  

Is this how most realtors in Los Angeles would handle this? 

Lower cap rates are typically found in denser areas like larger, more populous cities like Los Angeles  where vacancy rates tend to be generally lower overall, which reduces risk.

I'm originally from Los Angeles and I'm working on getting a team together to make the management much easier.  

After days of reading up on BP forums, I've finally decided to join.I am from Woodland Hills (Los Angeles area).

Los Angeles and $50k appreciation per year?

I had this offer on a 5 acre tract in Northern CA.. the Agent this time listing agent was gone and no one was covering for him and he was going to be gone for 2 weeks well being 25 and highly motivated I figured out who owned it.. and contacted them directly and told them Hey your agent is non responsive so I am calling you.. ( somewhat of a violation I know but at 25 and hungry I did not care)  We put the deal together the seller liked my gumption and he turned out to own a software company in Silicon Valley lived in a mansion in Los Altos hills and we ended up doing deals together before he bought his 100 foot sail boat and left the country to sale the world..

I have a duplex in Los Angeles and I am having some trouble with my tenants in the front.