HEre is a guide to each city's requirements: https://azrtr.org/compliance/Overall AZ is pretty STR friendly, but of course you need to choose carefully as you already know.

I am really trying to be a sponge of information right now because there is still so much I don’t know as a 21 year old finishing up college, so any tips or guidance will be much appreciated and put to good use! 

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Any advice, tips, or insights you can offer would be greatly appreciated as I embark on this journey.

Would love some tips for a first time investor? 

I bought a home in 1979 in EPA for 8k  it was a wreck of course and you took your life in your hands going there.. but man what a play that would have been to stack up on all those sub 30k homes back then :) 

I like Texas, but the only thing that holds me back is the higher property taxes compared to North Carolina.1- Money: ok to spend ~300K (prefer to put only 20-30% down) and invest in a couple of properties than buying one in cash2- Prefer cash flow (of course, appreciation would also be great)3-Prefer SFH over duplex just because with SFH (in a good neighborhood), I probably would have less headache and dramaHere are my questions:1- Which city do you invest in and why?

Does anyone have any tips for getting leads?

Could you give me any tips?

Of course, take a security deposit as well.