Sounds like a solid plan, with great work experience in store too.
My brother has been living in LA for about 7 years working for a computer company. He's making good green in addition to making payments on a house that has gone up 50% in value so far. The plan was and still is not to stay for long but he's enjoying his life.
He recently sent this picture. The left is from Nov 2019 and the right was taken today, both late morning. Lots of fires out there now.