Just make sure you can fulfill all your obligations under the land contract as well. 

Hello All, My name is Abel, and I am a current part time college student residing in New York.While many (including some of my family members) have suggested to me that I should wait until I finish school and get a career before investing, I believe that there is a way to get started without having to wait a couple of more years to fulfill my dreams and career goals.

But if your agent cant fulfill what you are looking for then go elsewhere.

This was a tenant's choice to be evicted by not fulfilling their responsibility, not yours. 

@Josh Calcanis   I think Dallas will have as good a shot as any.  3 fulfillment centers here already. 

I would also check the demand of renting and selling in that area and see if that fulfills your plan or goals. 

I chose this journey, it has not been as fulfilling as I'd hoped but 2021 is still my year.

@Juan Abreu My GUESS is you can buy a new owner occupied property after fulfilling the requirement to live there at lease a year.

This rule is there because they have felt that if you gave up complete control of the property then you may not be able to fulfill your commitment to live in the property "part" of the year.There is NOTHING in the guidelines that restrict you from renting out the property when you are staying there.  

So at this point, I see no reason not to invest in an STR on O'ahu if it fulfills your real estate goals.