Jason, We had spoke at the Glens Falls meetup.

Quote from @Hector Romero: Hello all, I am new to the community as well as being the lead in real estate investments.My sister and I currently hold 3 properties next to each other in Riverside County, California (we'd like to get them in an LLC but we're unsure how that may affect financing them).

@Chris Ke With $200K for a down payment and the ability to invest full-time, consider starting with a 4-plex or multiple single-family homes (SFHs) within a 5-hour drive of Los Angeles in areas like San Bernardino or Riverside.

Quote from @Glen Rosen: I’m a contrarian but I’d suggest Columbus.

That is a great location close to downtown, Riverside, Botanica, Cowtown, and The Keeper of the Plains.

His use case was a couple of unleveraged properties in southern CA one being in San Diego and the other in Riverside county.  

I personally left San Diego in 2017 and bought my home in Riverside County for $155,000.

Hi Glen,Hearing this gives me hope.

For first-time investors, neighborhoods like Riverside, Murray Hill, and North Jacksonville could be good places to start, offering strong rental demand and potential for growing neighborhoods.

@Jay Hinrichs I handled an auction sale years ago where the city/state had assessed a riverside parcel at 60+ acres for decades when it was actually less than 20.