As @Ian Ippolito mentioned going that route it is key in finding a trusted provider to manage the investment for you. 

The Asian Journal on California.

If so, then perhaps a professional is appropriate and needed for your desired result.In a slightly different way of thinking, if your photographs are stunning, will people who physically view the property be disappointed?

Although I learn quite a bit, the pervasive tone is often a victim mentality and a stunning lack of respect for supply and demand. 

Large asian community there amoungst others. 

Lots of decent houses that would probably rent for $500-800 - most of the nicer single families are in the middle to northern and western quadrant but E of the RR tracks.The WWii housing are the neighborhoods known as Hilltop (pocket near Lincoln/Oliver) and Plainview - Plainview has a mini pocket of Asian Immigrants where the houses are nice (relatively speaking) and picked up and insides (of the one's Ive seen) were decent - think they were Thai or Cantonese - can't remember - had to meet with a few folks for for former ins job there - Plainview I would never invest in - but that's me. 

Beyond limited land, a DoD hub, transient population, and focus of tourism, it is also a desired place to live for US citizens and folks for many Asian countries.

lol) , but also worried because after a day all windows open, the smell would not go.I was later told that many elderly asians use mothballs in their luggage at home, and when they forget to remove them from the luggage they travel...

As @Ian Ippolito you can do both.

It's pretty unlikely anyone's going to bring you that stunning off-market deal when they already have relationships with other investors that have actually closed deals with them and can decide on the spot within 15 minutes if they want it, and then actually close once they've decided with >90% certainty, but sure you can go to other agents with "hey I have a main agent but if you bring me a slamming deal I'll use you as my agent to purchase it."