I would also add that you join your local REIA chapter (Real Estate Investor Association) as it will allow you to network with other STR owners and get more location-specific information. 

Just click on my website link in my signature line and you can schedule a time with me to learn more! 

There are a lot of websites that offer the course online, or if you have a college near you, they also typically offer a class that satisfies the pre-licensing requirement.

Quote from @Brady Morgandy Morgan: Appreciate you sharing your numbers, always interesting to see what costs are in other parts of the country.

Website shows up as not protected domain - and no longer in existence that should say enough 

@Akshay Bhaskaran, off market deals, by nature are not marketed, so as others noted you have to work to find them.  

I have refrreed several others to him and all have been extremely happy.

What is currently holding you back from other markets? 

There's a self-proclaimed Section 8 guru online who claims he hires random property managers through this website called Thumbtack.

Here's the link to their website: www.stayhikaru.com