Good sized yard and well kept houses in the neighborhood.  

CoStar is only as reliable as the data that is put in....a decent rule of thumb/guideline, but I would not bet my life on their data, particularly in thinly traded markets.  

Account Closed  I do a little of this and I would only deal with someone I can eye ball.and size up.. too many weirdo's and wanna bees on the internet or on bP or linkedin or facebook.I also owned a sizeable HML company and of course we advertised and many times did not meet our borrowers but if they were local we always had them come in.but I had a Accurant program to run them through that would detect fraud and I did that first contact.I have gotten a few loans from lendinghome and they do a back ground check which I think is great.But in general private lending is by non professional lenders known to you.. not people you meet on the internet that's a good way to lose your private money LOL

I will attempt the lending to local rehab bets aka flippers along with learning from a distance.

@Taylor Rider, I'm just going to echo what most others in this thread are suggesting and tell you your best bet is contacting local professionals. 

What type and size deals are you looking at in LA?

Best bet is to get somebody out there to look at it.

I get around the country to most major metro areas were I work and invest and nothing frankly compares to the hospitality and SAFETY of Portland for this size of city..

Those are you best bet for investor loans..

I am attracted to the BRRRR model -- it seems like an intelligent way to methodically build a good-sized portfolio by reinvesting my original equity over and over, but I also acknowledge that there's a lot to learn.