The "false scarcity" and "gaslighting" stuff must come from some Instagram guru talking about deep emotional intelligence or relationship problems advice.

I didn't conduct a deep dive in to the neighborhood comps but this initial observation points to a pricing issue.

I'm what people might describe as a "jack of all trades, master of none" (although at this point, due to my current career, I have a fairly deep understanding of interest theory, loan amortization, assessing risk, and certain other financial topics).

I am not currently house hacking, but this allows me to rent the home for a profit when we move out in 6 months, which would be impossible if I took out a new loan to purchase.I have blog post on this topic if anyone wants a little more of a deep dive into the powerful strategy of combining these two methods!

Before diving too deep into property searches, it's wise to first determine your financing options.

When you buy deep and try to reno, have a RE attorney besides you to walk through how to form teams and construct contracts to people work for you and you don't get tied up.

Places that need new flooring, paint, a deep cleaning, some yard work and so on. 

We repeat this cycle every year when we do a deep clean and seems to work great 

Do deep research to find areas good for investing, with lots of people renting, new jobs, more people moving in, steady money flow, and chances for the place's value to go up.

LA cash flow is certainly deep red.