Likewise, marketing in general.

,  occupancy rates, capex plans, competitor rental rate study, market study, etc.  

A true levelized cost of energy (what the true price would be if it were an actual free market) gets very complicated quickly and it's basically impossible to calculate accurately due to the energy industry being so heavily manipulated by incentives from the government for so long, across all forms of energy. 

Every market can be invested in successfully.

I would rather invest in safe markets that produce a good return, then I can use that income to pay for a vacation anywhere in the world.I'm very pessimistic about the STR market in Hawaii.

I know this is also a National issue, especially in land constricted markets.

You can ask your CPA on the cost segregation short term rental loophole.If your partners credit is bad but you have cash, you can just cosign for the loan or go DSCR/hard money.Dayton is a solid market for BRRRR investing.

What marketing efforts are they going to do outside of just posting in the MLS.

@Gil CanfuWith a $300k price range, you're definitely in a good position to find some solid investment opportunities in the North Texas market.

Rental market is pretty strong, there are a lot of good economic drivers.