A few minutes drive from the border. 3.

It would be in a market that I would be able to drive to when needed.

1) Communicating with property mangers on tenant issues, vacancies, etc. 2) Listening to/Attending Webinars regarding real estate investing3) Driving for dollars4) Searching MLS and online for on-market deals5) Working on the business's social media accounts 6) Posting and reading through real estate forums (Such as this one) for real estate purposes (finding deals, educational purposes, etc.)

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

Check the city or PD's web site to see if they have a claim form posted. 

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.