You will need someone more local who is incentivized to be available to do showings and handle issues.

Should I find a local agent or use a lawer?

The 24.9% share is greater than the national average of 13.8%, according to CoworkingMag.The Austin metro had a 261% increase in teleworkers between 2014 and 2023, the report found, which is above the national average of 207%.https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/report-austin-leads-u...

I work for a local house flipper in the Greensboro area (Winston Salem).

If you have $210,000, you can easily make 10% as a bridge/hard money lender in your local area.

But if they gov't changes to a 90 day minimum, you would have to operate as a 90 day rental or longer.And talking to local experts, if you want to own a STR on O'ahu, your safest bet is to buy a unit in a Condotel that is located in the "Resort" zone of Waikiki.  

Do you live locally?

Locals know that and you can see that in DOM. 

You should find a lot of resources on BP but I think the most useful people to talk to would be MF builders and local officials in your target areas.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.