Then go an inspect EVERY house on the market, look at every sold house (last 4--6 months,  and visit every expired. 

If you bought a property with the intention of renting it, then got an offer you couldn't refuse and sold it within a year it would be taxed as short term capital gains. 

I sold the first house I bought and moved to a duplex where I am currently living and I close on a 2bed 1bath house on Friday that I will rehab this month. this is the beginning of my Realestate journey and now I can honestly say that I am a Realestate investor!

It takes around 2-3 years for a website to rank organically and produce deals.As most deals today can be listed an sold as is to regular non investor buyers for a premium.

Deal recently in palmdale 90K acquisition, 30K rehab and holding costs, sold for 210kDid a deal in 29 palms 35K acquisition, 35K rehab and holding costs, sold 110K. 

The home I estimate can be sold for ~$230K-$250K.I'd like to get some advice on strategy. 

There is also currently a new 4 BR septic being installed, and there is also an in-law apartment downstairs.I estimated repairs at $20,000 by experience I've had in the past doing construction and home improvement and I can also probably do 90% of the work myself unless there are plumbing,electrical, foundation or other major issues beyond my skill set.I used zillow's comp tool to give me an estimate of what the house is worth and zillow says $365,933, which seems a bit crazy to me but who knows.

To add, we have bought and sold houses for years and my wife as a realtor has many trusted contacts for roofing, electrical, etc.

I think investors overpaid...some bought from seminars local realtors would take to California to sell brand new golf course community homes or old apartments in excellent school areas “renovated” into condos and sold for more than the single family 3-2-2s down the street.

Lease doesn't guarantee it will be sold to tenant.