I think people can definitely get rich quick.

If each property costs $200,000 and your only acquisition cost is a 25% down payment, you will need $850,000 (17 × $200,000 × 25%) in savings, an almost impossible amount for most people.

I hear what Zeona is saying, but it may be irrelevant if say you are in the North San Fernando Valley where people from the Palisades aren't going.

Meaning how to attract the type of people you want to your STR listings and how the heck you are supposed to know if there is a market for your type of "customer" in the area you are investing.

Where people are still normal and you can evict tenants but generally you don't have to because people pay their bills here.  

There have been so many changes to make people with bad credit look good they should be fine without this change. 

Take people's advice and also dont take people's advice, make a decision that best fits your situation. 

Im in college so I meet new people everyday and that alone is a huge resource.

if you buy a random property on Zillow and turn it over to people you have never met, you will very likely lose money, get frustrated, and set yourself back.if you're serious i'd pick a market and plan on making several trips there. 

People line trees, water, walkouts, boulders.