You tow a small trailer with a tiny econo-car (Swift, Geo, Leaf, etc) for running around and the trailer can be towed by the RV to do real hardware store runs for drywall and lumber.

Critical Check Points: Tenant selection - screen and choose well; Lease Up - establish a strong rental agreement and make sure the tenant understands your expectations; First Three Months - like a probationary period, check in more often, most problem tenants reveal themselves within the first three months; Lease Violations - swift follow-up and enforcement; Regular Inspections - frequency will depend on a number of factors, including how well the tenant is fulfilling their responsibilities.

Oh and have a good attorney that is very experience in landlord/tenant law and can more swiftly when you need to evict.  

@Jose Terrones 97% of condos and townhouses will not allow AirBnB.Because of your tight budget and limited experience, I will suggest you focus on single-family within and outside 610 Loop.Get yourself a good investor realtor (Investor Agent) and have your pre-approval letter ready so you can be able to move swiftly once you find something that meets your criteria.Goodluck.

Any bold predictions of a swift return to normal can only be based on a hunch or gut feeling.

Not only am I swiftly conducting this post while at my W2, I also haven't been researching/learning for very long... but long enough to know that where there's a will there's a way. 

Interest rates swiftly and significantly deflated buyer demand.

@Stuart Swift I can't find any either, so I plan to build one.

Thank you, everyone, for the swift and thoughtful responses and the warm welcome.

We don't have the iconic Joshua trees -- JT is at a higher elevation and a bit cooler, this is apparently all the difference for the trees -- but we have the same magnificent views and basic housing stock of JT.