I explained seller financing and they were opposed to it because of their age, which is understandable.

I'm just about to graduate college and there is a lot of activities and community around people my age in the city as well.Houston didn't impress me too much. 

Would it all just be mostly the same: general background check (including prior evictions, lawsuits, etc), credit check, income verification, landlord references?

Not hustle as he sounds like a passive investor as his age would suggest that he doesn't want to be in debt for the next 15-30 years and risk quitting his day job that close before retirement.You can always purchase land in California and build a small cabin to rent out.

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I could be somewhat flexible on age of the house, but I chose 10 years because if we are living out of state, we would need to rely on local contractors for repairs and capital items, which can be costly and eat up all your annual profit.

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At your age I would start with a primary residence and house hack a small part of it for STR.

The other option would be to purchase the property strictly as a rental unit; nowadays, lenders are willing to go with 15% down; no income verification, and perhaps the rate be favorable in the high 7% to low 8% interest rate.