Many times people will try to compare it to other investments which is not a fair comparison.

I'm watching it happen first hand, working for a prominent 30A broker and seeing the comparison stats firsthand.

Are you able to run numbers like that to make a comparison for yourself? 

However in that case not sure how easy it is to rent out SFH in comparison to Condo / town house in the area.Budget Roughly Mid 200K.I am open towards any better expert suggestions!!

It's an irrelevant question to the point at hand and an illicit attempt to divert attention from the wholesalers who are out there screwing sellers.If there were roads created for the sole purpose of supporting drug trafficking I would agree that your comparison makes sense.

Cost of living in Austin, is off the chart in comparison to many other Texas cities. 

I was reading your post and I saw you put commission checks 20k you need to get your head out of that concept of comparison.

@Sanjeev Advani  I'm definitely open to learning a bit more about the Kern County market in comparison to the OC market, but my only concern is starting out with REI in a market far from myself.  

That was how I read the sequence of events as documented in the pictures I took, yes.

It's clearly a time for patience.NoVA may not be the best point of comparison to other places, since there is a permanent built in government job market and resilient property values.