Landlord friendly states are going to be your best friend since CA isn't the best at looking out for landlords. 

So at this point, IDK, I think maybe the Boggy-man looks under his bed to see if I'm there, lol.   

I would vote bookshelf, since in long term rentals, typically, you want the least amount of things you will need to fix, as possible.If short term rental, than Murphey bed would be my vote, typically.

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond.Here’s where I’m at in my journey:I don’t plan to rush into purchasing my first property.

So, you get a tax deduction on the purchase price.

Purchase price: $65,000 Cash invested: $11,000 Our first investment has been a long time coming.

If I rent it out, I'll be hiring a property manager because I don't want to deal with trying to manage it from out of state.Some numbers:Purchased with 0% down VA loanPurchase Price: 189KMortgage: 172KRate: 2.25%4 Bed / 2.5 Bath~2400sq/ftBuilt in 1992Zillow Sales Estimate: 280KZillow Rent Estimate: 2,100/moRoof and AC are less than 10 years old.

These are all going to be 2 bed 1 bath a little less than 700 sq ft. 

We want to purchase a property to begin building our rental portfolio but are unsure of the best approach.We live in Sonoma County, California, and I work in Healdsburg.

I have observed clients who have purchased properties based on the 1% rule but have struggled to stabilize them.