My last deal was my first off market deal and when I contacted the sellers wife about the deposits she said that that was a given as part of a multi family sale and they’d write me a check at the closing as I requested because money was tight and I didn’t want a credit where I’d have to come up with the funds out of pocket later.

An existing duplex provides immediate rental income and proven market comparables, reducing risk.

It's nice to hear from an investor who is doing the same thing in the same market. 

I am proficient in investing and confident in earning 7-10% returns in the market over the next decade or two.

Every where you turn there are STRs going up on the market fully furnished because they couldn't pay the mortgage and bills with the rental income. 

What does it look like cash on cash return for market rent? 

There were some changes to the verbiage allowing STRs under certain conditions in the Open Use zoning district which was a big point of contention in previous hearings. 

It's one of the hottest markets in the US right now with so much population growth, job growth, and companies moving/developing here (26B Intel headquarters being built here, 68K+ enrollment in Ohio State University, Amazon, FB, Google, Honda, Nationwide, Anduril, etc.).

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.