Make sure they know you're in a position to dispute (without saying it of course) a low appraisal that isn't substantiated. 

From my own search on MLS, I have not yet found any confident positive cash flow rentals in Clovis Unified. 4 - If you are strictly looking at 3 bed, 1.5 - 2 bath do not affect your rent by a substantial amount but obviously 2 bath is more desirable in terms of demand to rent as well as to sell in the future. 5 - Positive cash flow from what I have been reading is not easy in California nowadays - unless in a neighborhood where property values are low but rent amount is "OK", which would be somewhere I wouldn't feel safe living at. 

From a consumer standpoint how much of an influence does a review or number of reviews play in your decision?

There’s a book called How To Win Friends And Influence People written by Dale Carnegie (Great book!)

A syndicator manipulates the reversion cap rate to greatly influence the exit sale price which in turn greatly impacts the total returns, so they can attract investors to a deal.

This property was offered at a substantial discount and was a fantastic opportunity to jump-start my journey into real estate investing.

You can also influence people with comments such as, "I sure can't wait until this pandemic is over and life can go back to normal, I missed some great concerts last summer and have my fingers crossed that none of the musicians I am holding tickets for drop dead before I can see them!"

Micro-location influence has a lot to do with successful unit mix ratios.

Talk to every person you know in your circle of influence: family, friends, etc and find someone in RE who can mentor you.

I have family members with a substantial amount of cash to invest who have expressed interest in partnering however I want to prove it out with my own $$ first before risking others.- Build out my portfolio until I have 6 figures of cash flow and hit true financial independence.