So Cal seems to be a little more immune to market corrections, but since townhouses are usually the first to depreciate before SFRs in a down cycle (from what I hear) I don't want to get caught without a chair when the music stops so to speak, especially if I don't see that this place would be a cash flowing property if I had to hold onto it.

Then I scraped the older steam furnance... 150$... then a couple of chairs here and there for the patio... 50$, Limestone for decorating the outside 100$.

That would put undesirables on notice not to rent from you, and reassure the desirables that it is safe for families.Price your STR as a "suite" with a bedroom and a sofa bed in the family room for the kids, and a small dining table with chairs.  

His room is also quite dirty and he cracked apart one of the dining room chairs. 

I got a nice zero-gravity beach chair, an umbrella, and a new laptop. 

I literally just threw my first spare apartment on Airbnb without any furniture other than a mattress on the floor, a metal chair, and a wooden electric cable spool... it stayed rented and I was hooked ever since.

Assemblymember Chiu (Chair)Assemblymember Steinorth (Vice Chair)Assemblymember BontaAssemblymember ChauAssemblymember ChoiAssemblymember GloriaAssemblymember WoodUse sample letter below, OK to cut and paste.VOTE NO on AB 1506As a property owner and landlord I can see the problems California faces with the housing shortage and high rents.I can also assure you rent control is not the answer to our housing shortage or high rents.If the Costa Hawkins Act is repealed it will have a chilling effect on development and new multi-unit construction will come to a screeching halt, thus leaving the state in an even more precarious situation.The repeal will not create a single new unit and is not an affordable mechanism.It is not a solution to the problems the State is facing.There are more people than available units and we need more housing, not less.

but I am trying to stay in my chair.

I go back and forth on pursuing a career in real estate or just a higher paying position (I would slave away if I was able to work in an air conditioned office and sit on a nice chair :) )  My initial plan has been to pay off my student loans which would take ~1.5-2 years, wait for my GF to move to the USA (3 years from now) and then move into a Multifamily with an FHA loan and rent the other units.   

Just from the pictures you loaded up I would say it needs:RoofWindowsPaint interior & ExteriorGutters and downspouts Tub shower combo in the first bathroom, new vinyl or tile for floor, toilet, tp/towel holders, vanity, shower trim kit and headInterior doors, knobs and hingesFront room - keep existing wood floor if good condition, new trim, update tile entry to new tile or matching vinyl for bathroom if usedKitchen cabinets, counter top, sink, faucet, appliances, flooring, trim, lightingGet rid of the brown fan replace with a brushed nickel 11" lightGet rid of the wall mount sink if door clearance is possible and adding a 24-30" vanity in the second bathroom, remove medicine cabinet and replace with mirror, or paint existing to match trim color if good condition, remove the tile from the wall and replace with wainscotting and chair rail trim, remove tile from floor replace with new tile or vinyl, new tile in shower because of window or paint tile if in good condition, shower trim kit and headAll bedrooms carpetI'm sure there is more to be completed at the house that is not in your pictures to include plumbing and electrical etcWhat size was the panel?