California's economy, and real estate market, ain't going anywhere. 

STR income: $170K/year with pool.

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

Does anyone know where you could find median income data by area in Portugal?

- The property is probably NOT as profitable as you think it is.More reality for you - how are you going to cashflow enough from leveraged rentals to replace your current income?

Legitimate lenders may charge a small application fee (around $250) to verify you’re serious, but if someone’s asking for thousands with no real intention of closing, that’s a huge red flag.On a more positive note, there are creative financing approaches out there.

This doesn't give me too much to work with, and as a student, I still have 0 income :(.

I have always been surrounded by real estate and real estate investing since I was little.

To throw a wrench into things, if we were talking about real property/structures that were being short term rented, it's possible/likely that your depreciation period would be 39 years, not 27.5.However, a vehicle - which is what an RV is, regardless of how you're using it - is 5 year property.

Otherwise you can find excuses not to do Real Estate.