This is only happening in areas that have a strong hotel presence, rural areas that rely on cabins or other STR do not have this problem.

Seacoast has great potential for both appreciation and strong rental demand.There are a couple local meetups that take place here on the seacoast if you would be interested in information on those.

Cash flow is usually strong because rent prices are decent, and the cost of the property is relatively low compared to places like California.

Then they will have strong work ethic. 

It's a relationship game more than anything, so if you're building strong relationships with them and providing a consistent product, you'll be golden.

Sounds like you are in a pretty strong financial position.

If you’re considering leveraging hard money lending (HML) for this flip, it could be a strong alternative to traditional financing—especially since HML is quicker to secure and designed for investors aiming to flip properties fast.With HML, you’re typically looking at covering a significant portion of both purchase price and rehab costs, which keeps more of your cash free for other expenses or emergencies.

Research landlord-friendly states with lower property prices and strong rental demand, like Texas or the Midwest.

Most of the easy "lipstick on a pig" transformations are gone - you're often looking at more serious rehabs to make the numbers work.That said, we do have some advantages: strong rental market (lots of students, young professionals), still relatively affordable deals, and good appreciation potential in many neighborhoods.

We also have a very strong rental market, and that too has high demand from investors wanting to purchase.