I'll admit upfront that I would never own rental property in CA, so that colors my response.I'd offer the tenant up to $10K to leave immediately, keeping the eviction off their record, then sell.

So you will need to have skin in the game.

Currently you don’t have a distinct color palette or concept.

If you want to be taken seriously I'd start saving for your first investment opportunity, maybe pick up OT or a second job to show you have skin in the game.

Lilia’s breakdown of what to consider before investing is something I wish I’d read when I started.To add some color, I had a client a few years ago who purchased a duplex in Austin with a plan to hold for 12+ years.

The collateral is so so and some have preferences such as certain asset classes they will invest in, but generally speaking, you can obtain an equity deal with very little skin in the game. 

A good one will also have skin in the game and will even be able to bring new acquisitions to your attention.

I would guess that you have little or no experience running any kind of STR, and now want to get that experience on the back of someone else's investment, with little or no personal skin in the game, and that's not a good way to build an investment portfolio.

What does it tell you when a city can't afford to put a few structures with colorful lights for the holidays?    

That way you’ve got some skin in the game, and the tenants will be less likely to protest that the other tenants are using more electricity or gas.