Check it... Im 18, just about done with college, and have a good mind to start to build equity and buy a home and have learned to save my money... why do people have a problem with that...Im listening...
You got $200,000 to spend on a house in souther ca????? Let us know how that works out for ya!!

Double that amount, and if you're exremely lucky you'll get a cracker box run down condo, Maybe 800 sq/ft.
You couldn't have picked a worse place to move to in this economy.