While not an expert in this also need to be careful doing a BRRR as you cannot do any work and fix and  flipping property in a retirement account according to what u have been advised brings up red flags and is frowned upon By advisors. 

Lets brainstorm how can I buy a lets say $500,000 or $480,000 house with only $10,000 and low credit?  Located in Los Angeles.The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom Can a property like that cashflow?can I even afford ...

Me being the seller and part purchaser is where I need a reality check from the experts on this forum.

@Debbie Ough you need  1031 exchange expert who handling all type of  activity of doing  exchange.

As a result, Your realtor has a legal obligation to always represent your best interest in the contract as she is the “real estate expert!” 

But need someone who can work as a reliable handyman to take care of any minor stuff or coordinate with experts for any major things?

@Doug Kienzle - you have an expert right in Portland, OR.

@Terry DunlapHey Terry,I'm certainly no expert, and others can chime in here, but I think you'll find most REI's invest for cash flow first with appreciation just being icing on the cake since it's never guaranteed.

market update from some local experts is below i've seen a few other blogs with similar lines of though and data. seems like there is a little bit of cooling but i don't think we will see any drastic drops in prices in the coming months/year lots of big companies are still moving here and bribing their high paid employees with them.https://www.heatondainard.com/market-update-june-2019/?

You will need to understand the area and become an expert.