Yet for owners of rental SFRs, duplexes and condos—not to mention retail and restaurants—COVID-19 threatens to reduce landlords’ rental income, perhaps entirely.

I also added a pet blanket for the master bed, because dogs' nails were snagging the stitching on quilts. 

Do you want to own your own real estate like an apartment or retail center and create a side business?

My initial guess would be look at 1 bed 1 bath rentals in the area but is that the best way to estimate?

many houses in the midwest, for example, are very old and need major rehabs.i personally think out of state investing is more difficult than advertised, and much more difficult in the current investing environment, with: prices high; interest rates high; tremendous demand for inventory, by both investors and retail buyers; and good PMs, contractors, etc. booked up.here's a really thoughtful thread with the experience of another CA investor and lots of different responses:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...and here are some threads about how it can very easily go wrong:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...finally, you also said you "don't have a lot of money to start with." 

They are either landlocked or the road leading to it and often than land itself sits inside a dry creek bed known as an arroyo that floods whenever it rains upstream.

Subdivisions of build to sell are favorable to local SFR landlords because more rooftops means more retail and dining, which makes a more desirable rental area. 

There are always exceptions as I have seen in the past some two beds and even 1 beds be opportunities.

I have purchase owner financed at below market rate at retail price.  

I am a builder in NWA.I have given some investors opportunities to partner in builds with me.The deal structure is beneficial for investors because they get a newly built rental property for below retail price.Feel free to connect with me if it is something that would interest you.