However, our rental in the neighborhood still does well, as we did modern decor and market it toward all the millenials and city-folk who are heading out for short vacations.I would recommend you look first in Joshua Tree proper, preferably south of the highway (although there are good rentals that do well north of the highway).

There's a lot of competition for both, so we would likely theme it and modernize it.

Cold calling has always been part of modern day life, no sense getting upset about it.

I explain why we won't pay full price, we are investors, we pay 70% of market price minus holding costs, closing costs, etc etc and repairs because we usually modernize the kitchen and other rooms in the property (this is helpful when people think "but my house doesn't need repairs").

The dreaded "Due on Sale" clause in most modern mortgages is an acceleration clause.

One of my friends own a A.C company and when I purchased my last house I asked him to change my old --but functioning fine-- a.c unit (20+ yrs), he told me to hold my horses because older a.c's were made to last, and when they brake it, it is often times a simple inexpensive fix (unlikely the modern ones that are made to last 5 years and when it brakes it is better to change to a new one than fixing it).

, add fresh paint, landscaping, and other cosmetic improvements, then spend some money creating a modern kitchen that will make the next buyers fall in love with it. 

It is an economic failer of our financial systems in the modern world.

Rebranded as Chateau Westmoreland, restoring original character, but modernizing.

@Wei Jie Yang, based on your post alone, you might be an accredited investor.