I have only one property that has not had my initial investment pulled out.If you want initial cash flow, So Cal may not be the place to invest but its measured returns have surpassed virtually everywhere else in the US (so claiming somewhere with sub $200K properties has had higher returns than So Cal is not based on facts). 

These are leads you pay for so you add them to your data base and just keep notes on them.  

His Los Angeles- based investment firm has raised more than $25 billion.

What about the likely tenant base - how much economic loss can you expect from them?

Based purely on this, I'm inclined to buy out the ground rent owner just to simplify our lives. 

Based on what I've learned so far, buy and hold and even finding turnkey rentals is probably the right match for my goals?

When dealing with a lot of sellers, they tell me "rents could easily be raised to $xx", and then they try and sell the property based on what the rents "could" be.

I haven't yet ventured into my first investment property but I've been reading up and researching properties in my area based on what I'm learning. 

He's a real estate attorney based in Glendale Arizona.

Welcome aboard.BP is a great conduit for RE investment advice and insights.My company is not based in St.