From there, you can research through zillow/redfin whatever but your best bet would be to find an investor/agent (I a one but based in Fort Lauderdale) who can guide you through the process.

Usually its a safer bet.

Best bet though is a local community business bank.. 

I work a lot with investors outside of the US from a tax perspective but from a mortgage perspective, as mentioned above hard money or DSCR is probably your best bet.

Yes the Class feature Cost a bit extra which is a bummer bet the support for it is amazing, and it is easy to allow access for Tax Accountants to pull the reports they need rather than my clients playing middleman. 

Phoenix is a great market for STR's with the great weather and the amount of concerts, sporting events, etc that take place here.

This is a team sport.

It is a complimentary strategy to pull some of your money back and hedge your bet. 

I bet you'll learn just as much (if not more) for about 1% of the cost. 

12 or 24 Month Bank Statement is probably the best bet.