For instance, whether it’s socal (CA) or Texas, the process for learning is the same.

I’ve been doing that with a few market recently, I try to spend a week just online trying to figure out the different boundaries/different neighborhoods, what the dividing lines are, what type of housing stock is there (I only focus on post ww2 brick for instance) than figure what the yields are in these areas, and then decide if the yields are decent enough on risk adjusted basis to bother to invest.

Based on the few details you provided, it sounds like a 90% LTV conventional vacation home loan would work. 

It varies significantly based on traffic and location.

Times have changed drastically and you gotta play with real estate in a way that won't get you in a world of hurt.

If gold from the us mint is accepted as legal tender, is it at face value or is it based on spot price (daily gold price)?

It was mostly based on the fact that the applicant just took it upon herself to have this RE agent and another program director ninja my showing to the tenant.   

So, cost and the type of work both play into finding reliable cleaners.

I agree not to pursue eviction based on rent amounts reimbursed by these funds and agree to dismiss any pending eviction case that is based on or seeks to recover the reimbursed arrears.

If you know it is allowed in the area you are looking, but have seen one person have a problem, I wouldn't make a big change to my thinking based on a single incident.I haven't heard of anyone having the same issue.