We rent single family homes, so we have a conversation about yard maintenance, snow removal etc - have you don't this before, do you have the tools etcI also bring up house cleaning questions, by telling them we had a tenant who did not own a vacuum cleaner, did not know how to run a dishwasher, had a mess in the basement etc - and then see how they respond.That is a non-offensive way to talk about house cleaning and you'd be surprised how different the responses are.

We have narrowed our search to two areas: Kingston/Hurley and Hudson/Catskill.

I should add that I usually work numbers for buy and hold rentals... so doing note buying calcs are not in my current tool kit. 

Hey @Jon Cave, so if you are experienced as a flipper, you have some tools already.You need to put that experience to work finding a property that would work as a STR.It has to be in the right place, with the right amenities.

Interesting...I remember seeing something similar not tool long ago but it was about CA from all the wild fires.  

@Alfath Ahmed I just looked up all 6 counties in Ohio that Columbus touches and searched your name in the property records and found 0 properties across all counties.

I have noticed while searching the Fannie Mae site there is very limited foreclosure inventory, especially in Washington State where I am interested in living. 

Property SelectionFocus on Neighborhoods: When searching for properties, prioritize neighborhoods with good schools, amenities, and access to public transportation.

For the bankruptcy properties, we contacted the trustee phone numbers on the website, however, they usually just replied to ask us to look for debtor's attorney.For short-sales, we searched the listing on zillow.com, but majority of them are off market.We used BP recommended realtor and asked if they can help with the properties we targeted, the realtor searched for a week of the foreclosure ones and get back to me that she believes she will not be the right partner.

Hello Elena, If you go to NARPM.org, you will be able to search residential property management's by city.