Hi @Michael ElliottWe have financed about 15 STRs in Encore for a client and I have another friend buying the second largest unit and the largest lot there.

Not so difficult. 

Having a long-term rental while living abroad is do-able.Flipping houses while abroad, in my opinion, more difficult, especially if its your first go around with real estate.I would recommend taking a flight and staying in the area for a week and inspect the neighborhoods and make connections.You can reach out to @Elenis Camargo who has a PM company in Jacksonville.Best of luck though.

How do y'all find your clients in need of this type of funding?

The test were very difficult and challenging. 

That is actually still challenging enough, as many clients have told us - in hindsight they were glad we talked them out of a full-blown rehab.

Because intrastate (single state) offerings must still comply with that state’s securities laws, and because with the internet its difficult for offerings of any size to be limited to investors residing in a single state, the exemption for private placements is the exemption from registration most often used. 

It was not difficult at all to get that approved.

I look at all I do for clients for free.. 

Understand entity structuring and what is best for you, especially if you are going to do flips.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.