How crowded is your neighborhood?

Things feeling a little more… crowded lately? New U.S. Census data released last week show the Los Angeles County population surpassed 10 million residents in 2013. Both Los Angeles and Orange Counties have some of the high concentration of "crowded homes," as displayed by a Los Angeles Times map of the most crowded zip codes.

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How does Northeast Los Angeles fair? Not too bad. The 90026 area code, which includes neighborhoods like Echo Park and Silver Lake, comes in at 15.8% crowded. For comparison, nearby Westlake (zip code 90057) has a 39.9% crowding rate. The 90065 zip code, including neighborhoods like Mount Washington and Glassell Park, are 14.5% crowded. Highland Park and other 90042 neighborhoods are looking at a 16% crowding.

How crowded is your neighborhood? Click here to check out the map of Southern California.

Would you buy income property you could never see?

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How far are you willing to go to sell your property? How far are buyers willing to go?

One Mount Washington property is testing those limits. In the private remarks, the instructions for viewing this for-sale property call out a few things, from the not-so-unusual "drive-by only," to the "do not disturb occupants." But here's the kicker: you can't even stop your car. If you disturb the occupants, you "do so at your own risk."

The property is also a cash-only sale, and since it is being sold as-is there are no inspections and contingencies. No photos and site unseen, would you buy?