This is often more difficult to find but one strategy would be to talk with STR investors who are active in the market there. 

I know when I was an active Broker my SOP  was get listing open escrow with buyer to be determined and order the preliminary title report prior to spending money on marketing someones property..

This is what I am encountering, in the current Mortgage Industry.If you think you will go FHA, Conventional, FHA 203k, etc. and then Quit Claim the property, to a Corporate Entity, or a Land Trust you run the risk of the lender discovering a Title Transfer occurred and activating the "Acceleration Clause" or "Due on Sale Clause" that requires the loan to be paid in full, within 'x' number of days.

@Nadia Jones Starting and running a fund is a separate business because it's something that you need to actively market for and regularly work on attracting capital to invest in. 

Greg makes a great point about reaching out to active brokers, those connections can be invaluable.

It is common area and I assume you excluded it and would be entitled to be a guest of your son.

I think Bigger Pockets can and should do more to help investors have "bigger pockets" by not only warning but screening guests.

We are actively submitting LOI’s and interviewing PM’s, inspectors, and insurance agents.

Instead of trying to actively manage investments in singles and doubles have you considered investing passively in syndications?

If you’re active in California real estate or looking to break into the market, you’ve probably heard about Senate Bill 9 (SB 9).