There are hot areas and areas you should stay away from.Good luck.

If I was guess I would say minimum of 100k to buy the equipment .. then you have staff and that is always an issue.she also has an ATM  but that has caused her to get broken into a few times.. but it does create revenue.and its a lot of work.. she also serves light food  breakfast sandwiches  lunch  sandwiches etc. you need commercial coolers in the back to store the gallons upon gallons of milk etc.I have seen out our way these do pretty good and that's the little mini drive through stands that are manned by one person and or two max.. all in a little trailer with drive lanes on both sides.. hitting the commuter traffic. you get permission to put one in a shopping center parking lot that kind of thing.  

This is also my first deal so I'm trying to get over my fear of investing by going big like this.As far as rents this one I'm purchasing was 158,500$ total, with each side of the duplex renting out for 750.

My hot take...

Hello BiggerPocketeers...I am seeking information on investing in a property in Desert Hot Springs, California.

Oil is hot hot hot!

So that was the end of that.I'd love to meet someone who understands how to best structure setting up the investments and management side (LLC, etc.) and how to optimize for taxes, etc.Thanks so muchRussell

I own a few STRs in the Nashville market and my wife and I are heavily involved in the STR property management side as well. 

I’ve been listening to the podcast for a while now and it’s made me feel a little more comfortable jumping into the rental side.

Are you living in one side?