@Blake Edwards  I guess I have a pretty unique perspective.   

You are an individual and you are unique!

Instead of just traditional homes and condos, I want to venture into the unique world of Airstreams, Tiny Homes, Shipping Containers, Treehouses. 

Related to that last point and true whether you use one or more QB files, I create a unique category for each note.Because I have ZERO creativity, I use the address of the collateral securing the address as the category.  

I am in a fairly unique situation, and would love some advice on a first real estate purchase. 

Putting money into unique properties is also more risky.

The market here is quite unique compared to the rest of the nation, and even to the rest of California for that matter. 

When first starting out do not do anything unique or different than what is average.

You should start with a general idea of price point and strategy, which should get you narrowed down a bit, then you'll want to look at job and population growth (City-Data.com) and get a feel for each of the markets, once you have selected a market you can go a bit deeper into sub-markets and unique details of the market as a whole.

Im hoping to get some creative answers on how to overcome this scenario.My scenario is a little unique, as I currently have been renting out my primary residence part time on Airbnb for the last 1 year of 4 months bringing in 3,000 a month conservatively($4,500 this month, which is a record for me).