I would steer clear of LA outside of visiting, way too expensive, the trick somalis do is live in far cheaper sandiego with the Mexicans and take the 2 hour drive when they want to be in LA, the places is crazy were talking 4 to 8k rentals on apartments places is meant for millionaires and celebs or the homeless how live and sleep outside in the sunshine and public beaches
if you go right outside of LA(glendale area which is only 20-30 min away), you can find rentals for like 2k-3k, which isn't too bad, that's where all the regular people who can't afford to live directly in LA go.
However, the buying market is completely unaffordable for any person who isn't pushing millions