Los Angeles

also referred to as: la

16 statements across 11 episodes · 8 bullish · 3 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Jan 31, 2025 by Paul Mark Morris · said 190 times in 29 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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brought up most by Paul Mark Morris (102), David Bailey (11), Akash Sani (10), Randy Fifield (8), Kimberly Stepp (8), Mike Lazerow (7), Lizbeth Scordo (6), John Umbanhowar (6)

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2026 64 mentions in 12 episodes 5 per episode
2025 126 mentions in 17 episodes 7 per episode

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Everything said about Los Angeles, oldest first

Jan 31, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Morris says immediately cash-flowing value-add properties do not exist in LA
“You're not going to find a value add property. And that's my third rule is value add. We'll get to that next, but you're not going to find, you're not going to find a value added property. That's going to cashflow in Los Angeles period.”
Paul Mark Morris Jan 31, 2025 ▶ 22:26 Starting the Journey: Paul's Journey to Real Estate Wealth-Building
Jan 31, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Morris: LA properties cash flow only after months of cosmetic renovations
“I always, whenever I buy in LA, it never cash flows. Okay. So, so I buy something that I know I can make some cosmetic changes that I can turn it around in, in three or four months and that it then will cash flow.”
Paul Mark Morris Jan 31, 2025 ▶ 23:35 Starting the Journey: Paul's Journey to Real Estate Wealth-Building
Apr 30, 2025 bullish
What-if
Morris: LA appreciation outperformed high-yield cash flow markets over 25 years
“And I still believe if I had started investing in Los Angeles, 25 years ago, we could do the math. You'd be a lot better off at your .6 less than one percent because appreciation would have way made up for it.”
Paul Mark Morris Apr 30, 2025 ▶ 20:08 Is Now a Good Time to Buy? (AMA)
Apr 30, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Morris: Los Angeles residential properties rent at roughly 0.5% of purchase price
“And in hot markets like Los Angeles, you really cannot get one percent. There are some markets you can get it in. Los Angeles is not one of them. But I still use the one percent rule because things in Los Angeles will tend to rent at about a half a percent.”
Paul Mark Morris Apr 30, 2025 ▶ 17:53 Is Now a Good Time to Buy? (AMA)
Jul 25, 2025
Assertion Supported
Umbanhowar: Los Angeles FAR caps lot coverage at 45% before ADU bonuses
“LA's FARs on lots have gotten tighter. They used to be variable in different areas and now it's mainly just 45% of a lot sizes, you know, how much you can put on a property. So then the ADUs are bonus on, on top of that.”
John Umbanhowar Jul 25, 2025 ▶ 28:46 Architect Reveals How to Max Out the Value of Your Home
Aug 9, 2025 negative
Insight
O'Neill: Most real estate investors fear California entitlements
“I believe that you and most people involved in real estate investments whether it's office storage, multifamily across all the spectrums of the different investment vehicles, they're fearful of the entitlements and especially fearful in the state of California…”
Adam O'Neill Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 8:09 How Investors Are Cashing In on New Zoning Laws
Aug 9, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
O'Neill: LA's Executive Directive 1 Enables Affordable Housing via Private Equity
“Executive director, order one in the city of Los Angeles for building a hundred percent affordable housing is magical. It's been through multiple iterations right now, but it's still a very, very Viable thing to build affordable housing, not with LIHTC or usin…”
Adam O'Neill Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 1:24:14 How Investors Are Cashing In on New Zoning Laws
Sep 15, 2025
Insight
Bailey: Fixed repair costs erode rental yields in low-cost housing markets
“So in proportion, your repairs and maintenance in proportion to your rents, even though the only reason you're getting that one percent in Kalamazoo is you have a very low house valuation. Yeah. However, when you go to refurbish that house after the tenant mov…”
David Bailey Sep 15, 2025 ▶ 33:58 Why He Never Sells: The Buy-and-Hold Formula That Works
Sep 15, 2025 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
David Bailey says Bird Streets luxury developers now lose $5M-$7M per house
“The metrics on those homes were that the developers were generally making between five and seven million a house, and now the entire opposite is true. They're losing between five and seven million a house.”
David Bailey Sep 15, 2025 ▶ 29:20 Why He Never Sells: The Buy-and-Hold Formula That Works
Sep 22, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Stepp: Investors Can Easily Buy 5-Cap Properties in Los Angeles
“If you're in this market, you can buy a five cap. Easily.”
Kimberly Stepp Sep 22, 2025 ▶ 44:19 Turning Rent Control Into Profit
Dec 29, 2025 positive
Insight
Fifield: 200 to 250 units is the multifamily development sweet spot
“And so the sweet spot in our business, if you were going to build something today, it's like two, 250 Units is really the sweet spot because you can find families that right here in LA that want to own those.”
Randy Fifield Dec 29, 2025 ▶ 51:48 Starting Small in Real Estate Can Lead to Massive Wealth
Mar 30, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Morris Plans to Invest in Los Angeles in 2026 Despite Low Yields
“When I invest dollars in 2026, I personally will not be investing in the three cities that I mentioned. I will be investing in Los Angeles”
Paul Mark Morris Mar 30, 2026 ▶ 12:01 Top 3 Cities to Buy Real Estate in 2026
Mar 30, 2026 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Morris: Los Angeles Average Real Estate Cap Rate Is About 3%
“And again, when I do the statistical analysis, I'm finding a cap rate of about three percent on average for Los Angeles.”
Paul Mark Morris Mar 30, 2026 ▶ 10:37 Top 3 Cities to Buy Real Estate in 2026
Jun 15, 2026 bullish
Assertion Partly supported
Morris: AI job creation is concentrating in secondary metropolitan markets
“AI related job creation, concentrating in secondary Metros, not just San Francisco, LA, New York City.”
Paul Mark Morris Jun 15, 2026 ▶ 16:51 URGENT SHIFT: Digital Wealth is Dying and Real Estate Holds the Key!
Sep 1, 2026 positive
Opinion
Lane: Smart regulation is one of the best things for short-term rentals
“I think regulation is one of the best things that could happen to the industry, as long as it's sort of smart non-dechronian regulation, like we've seen in like New York or LA that essentially outlaw in, in all aspects.”
Jamie Lane Sep 1, 2026 ▶ 19:44 The Mistakes with Short-Term Rentals Costing You $1000s
Sep 8, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Romanesco executes a slow-roll live-in residential renovation strategy in LA
“We don't put ourselves in a position where we have to sell at any particular time. We can time things. And so we invest in something that we believe in, in a location that we like. We live there, we do the work, we maybe do addition, do whatever we need to get…”
Leslie Romanesco Sep 8, 2026 ▶ 10:20 Building Wealth Abroad: Lessons for the Foreign Investor
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