I would obviously plan on re-financing when the time is right, which would make the CoC returns look a whole lot better.

That would obviously be the route to go. is there a limit to how much of the account you can use to invest?

I really just went off the fact that property was super affordable and it was very clearly obvious to me that Joshua Tree could only grow and become more developed because of the beautiful park and proximity to LA/Palm Springs.

Obviously a lot can change between now and next year as well.1031 would seem an obvious choice.

If I only had one, obviously I would just self manage. 

But obviously when your in the hardcore hood you can't really predict returns all that consistently.

I obviously can't pick and choose what score to accept due to the Land Lord tenant act laws.

It's probably obvious to everyone but since it hasn't been said yet on this thread I feel compelled to say this as a reminder: getting into a physical altercation of any kind is a fool's errand.

Obviously you hire an eviction specialist, preferably a year ago they would have paid for themselves already.

It's obviously more important to have more conservative cash reserves when your property is not cash flowing.