Some regional cities that I personally would consider are Savannah, Beaufort, Wilmington, Columbia, Greenville, and Charlotte.

I have purchased 3 STRs personally in the last 18 months and have closed on at least 25 for clients in the past 12 months.  

Personal Financial Statement Borrower’s Schedule of Real Estate – or- Resume illustrating experience2-3yrs Personal & Property Tax Returns – All schedulesPrevious Year and YTD Property Profit & Loss statement w/ detailed expensesRent Roll w/ detailed lease informationCopies of all Leases3mo.

Real-life reps, to me, means seeing properties in person, whatever your asset class. 

I personally have success in doing flips with my partner here in Ohio.Lakewood and Edgewater are gentrifying neighborhoods in Cleveland.

I've only had one person look at my home. 

I can provide support of checking in on contractors, staging rental properties, walk potential leads to give you an idea of the property in person or what the area is like, meeting with agents, and drafting scope of work for projects. 

A new person moves in and she says the upstairs neighbors are creating a ton of noise.

I personally like the BRRRR strategy - it's not easy to pull off but it's simple and it works in theory. 

The question is, what is the intention  of the owner, not what would a reasonable person think is the intention of the owner.