Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

My main concern is the condition of a house through two extreme winters.  

This leaves the tenants extremely frustrated, especially if it's a refrigerator issue causing their food to spoil, or possibly an issue with an appliance leaking water onto the floor, etc. 

Extremes in either direction can harm you.

Though pricing is extremely important, in that every extra dollar spent on cabinets, is one less dollar in the pocket of the investor or contractor, what is the breakdown of the three above qualities that investors are looking for?

I certainly know there's many extremely successful people here who are way smarter than me and would really appreciate getting some advice.

The opportunity to do extremely well in the Coachella Valley totally exists.

The extreme southwest corner of what I've outlined (west of Troy and south of Chapel) is the only area I would hesitate to buy right now.I also wouldn't want anything on the main thoroughfares (i.e.

So far , they have been rude, extremely hard to work with.

The price to enter is extremely low compared to other markets in the U.S.