Run comps, drive the area, buy right, reno right, rent/sell right.

the best way to research a market is to go to it and drive and walk around. 

The pictures look nice, and a drive-by didn't trigger any immediate red flags, but I am budgeting for the worst just to be safe.   2) How would I go about making sure the title is clean?

Seems like when Hawaii opened back up there was a huge temporary surge in demand which helped drive prices way up, and prices have stayed up even as demand has normalized.I keep pretty close tabs on prices in Lahaina as we love it there and anecdotally it seems like prices have started coming down there a bit. 

Consider how close you are, driving distance. 

You might spend $3000/month or more mailing post cards, and making a ton of phone calls, or just driving for $.Buying from many wholesalers is risky. 

Go drive around on Saturday night. 

Or even just want to live in the suburbs because they feel it is safer, easier to drive around, etc.  

Things that drive the ARV the most - roof, plumbing, flooring, paintThings that don’t drive ARV as much - windows, landscaping, driveway

And that educational out, you know, where you get a degree that offers you upward job mobility, where you move into a big house, and you drive an expensive, late-model car?