I am interested in investing in the palm springs/ Coachella valley, and wanted to get more info on which locations exactly and which property types/sizes perform the best?

I'd go closer to 20% since the house is so old and (I'm guessing) you haven't had an inspection performed yet.I know you said you'll be managing the property yourself, so I'm SUPER-glad to see you including a 10% PM fee anyway. 

We had to exercise each of our extensions that were allowed in our contract (PHEW).

This third area is where we perform better the worse the real estate markets get.

The seller is about to eat your lunch for non-performance.

To meet code now days you can’t just have 4 circuits anymore, so I would be very clear about what is being performed by the electrician when they say full rewire to code compliance.

If you are looking to flip there's easier access to money than selling the performing rental properties.

Exercise caution when looking at the financial statements and be prepared to challenge and verify every single line item.

Also, I am currently trying to perform a cash out refi and I can not find a bank to go past 75% LTV.

Part of your team would be to have a handyman you trust to do the annual walkthroughs to check everything and perform maintenance as needed.