I know a couple of people with no money craigslist deals.

Once all the dirty work had been done and fresh paint put on the cabinets and walls it looks like a brand new place.

Unless you create one site/branding per property, that sells with the property,  which increases the required effort, but then not all buyers are interested in STR.

Offering at an unrealistic high price and come down to pay one a couple times and walk out with the deed in their name. 

It looks like there's no compact wider than 24mm, which it turns out I already have in a Fuji F500 I retired due to a couple of dust spots on the sensor.

@Michael Plante Keep in mind this is being filtered from my brain and I am brand new to this.

Here are couple of properties he presented to me:http://www.har.com/20610-alfonso/sale_27394662http://www.har.com/1931-jara/sale_36330833http://www.har.com/1839-jara/sale_54971563Are these worth pursuing with 25% down and a guaranteed lease agreement for the first 2 years with a return of 7.5%?

If this is something you're looking at doing let me know if I can help, we've got a couple new home builders associated with our brokerage I could connect you with. 

So trying to time your own purchase of a residence perfectly within the span of a couple of decades understandably isn't a luxury that most people have.I'm not trying to discourage you at all from buying something in this area.

A couple of things to keep in mind on your first rental property would be:1.