I currently own a 3/2 ranch home with about 100k in equity and have 100k in liquidity.

I can get her to sell to me for the current mortgage balance of$150k'ish.

Stats can be foundhttps://www.ramaui.com/housing-statisticsOr for all islands herehttps://www.hawaiirealtors.com/resources/housing-trends-2/Your realtor can produce more specific stats on your area of interest.

Blanket notes are not de-duplicated currently when they are recorded against multiple parcels.Blanket notes are detected, but aggregating them is currently a challenge that has not been solved to our satisfaction.

My thinking immediately turned to researching local rental costs per square foot to determine income potential with triple the current square footage.

Quote from @Dan Farsht: I am looking to connect with other hard money lenders in the upper Midwest (our business is currently concentrated in the Greater Milwaukee Area). 

I don't currently have any investment properties, but will likely work with a turn-key property managment in the Memphis/Little Rock area.My goal is to build a good cash-flow portfolio to ease into retirement. 

Across the Midwest markets, this will be a common trend.

Currently rented for $1800/mo.

I currently live in it as my primary residence but had plans to eventually rent it out and then cash out refi once I reach 20% equity in the property.