Fill water tub with water a couple minutes( good time to tighten down toilet bolts and caps) caulk tub five minutes.

Maybe I'll make a policy to schedule all our leases to end in a spring/summer month range. 

Looking for success stories or other experiences , positive or negative, range of costs, etc.

You can find decent SFHs in the $150k-$180k range that can cash flow if you buy right.The challenges?

What price range are you targeting and I take it you're OK with at least medium rehab (>=25% of the PP)?  

CA, in total continues to lose 100k's of population and continues to add onerous legislation, including the state rent cap they passed a few years ago (doesn't apply to sfr's though).I am not sure why anyone would want to jump in the deep shark infested waters right before feeding time, unless you have a clear proven strategy, or a very long time horizon.

That being said I am wholsaling a big land/STR deal right now that is in the range of 4 mil.

The average for the U.S. in the third quarter was a 28.7% return on investment.It’s impossible to know what every flipper in the U.S. spent to remake homes but Attom said the 28.7% return is within a range that could be easily wiped out by renovation expenses, mortgage payments and property taxes.”My large last extensive rehab was a little unit and I spent over $100k and I have done quite a few rehabs (3 last year, so hopefully my cost is competitive with what can be achieved).  

Here's my takeaway from the market:Smaller, less impressive cabins are pretty over-saturated and unless you have a big view (or water frontage) to really make you stand out, you will struggle.  

Then based on @Michael Baum's suggestion, I think I will have my cleaner and/or maintenance person do monthly/quarterly maintenance like using using enzyme based cleaners, grease fighting drain treatments and hot water flushing.