(Single family structures) . 2 different styles, an 800 sq ft and a 1300 sq ft model.

I feel comfortable with the Twentynine palms area and Joshua Tree area as they seem to have good established regulations in place and being close to my home town of Las Vegas I am used to desert styles of properties and have contacts at lease kind of close.  

You could do a rent by the room, house hack style rental, and that will cash flow.

Understand what you're looking for (price, style, location, etc..) and be ready to move!

Depending on the style/approach for your str business.

There are so many other factors that impact the final price that the square footage of the property is dwarfed by them - beds, baths, age, style, condition, acreage, garage, basement, HVAC, etc, etc, etc.

The "narrowed search" are things like specific styles of design, types of flooring, open concept, etc.

I know it will be just as much a re-sale consideration in a decade as it is for me currently, but since I see this as a long-term buy-and-hold, the more immediate concern is determining ARV and what it would appraise for when the time comes to back into a conforming mortgage after seasoning (BRRRR style). 

What style of house is it?

@Jane Johanson- you probably won't find many CFPs that will recommend investing in RE through an IRA, even RE oriented financial planners like myself.