Many investors have had to get creative by emphasizing other property perks, like pools, proximity to local attractions, or unique experiences, to offset any beach access challenges. 

Once that's covered, you can go all-in on those fabulous renovations.Effective marketing plays a pivotal role in attracting tenants and increasing property appeal.

Debt is attractive to most people because they don't have the funds to do a project and instead of saving for years this is faster and easier but things go wrong and if you don't have reserves you can quickly find yourself in trouble.

MTR attracts a lot of traveling medical professionals and WFH individuals who need a quiet space during the day, which may not be compatible with families living in the attached LTR.

COVID created a chaotic spike in both the sale & rental markets, attracting even more new real estate investors.

This can make your offer more attractive.

The property has an amazing creek canyon (attached photo) is 5 miles from all the major attractions to Yosemite, and 7 miles from a lake.

The older you get the less attractive appreciation is unless the goal is to leave some kind of legacy. 

Low down payment (3.5%) is attractive, but comes with mortgage insurance and might not offer the best rates.

The thing that the gurus never tell anyone is that the majority of creative finance deals are done by investors who don't need creative financing, that is their leverage and why they can walk away, thereby making them more attractive then the one person who can only do the deal one way because they have no money of their own.