LA is a great place to flip right now.

I prefer to start with low price property (100-150K) cash , which I will not be able to find in LA. I

The property is in New Orleans, LA.  I

NYC, San Fran, LA...I don't even want to speculate but I'd be surprised if it was 0.5%This is the big reason why turnkey providers are a big deal in certain parts of the country. 

In order to make it work for me, my commute from the fourplex in suburb of Los Angeles all the way to Downtown LA is 2 hours one-way door-to-door.  

Ucla researchers say LA is about 50% into historical bull market.

I wanted to get advice from people here about house hacking in LA. I

The only way to profit on a property anywhere near LA is with appreciation....which is the opposite of what happens in a recession.The good news is that the value of a property doesn't matter unless you are trying to buy or sell it.

In (higher cost of living) LA, I pay only $50 for 2x/ mo service on a similar property.

But now that I live in LA, I rent here and own all investment properties elsewhere.