Absentee Owners have been popular for a long time, and are apparently still somewhat effective (people are still mailing to them) but they are getting multiple offers to buy their home.

Rentometer is a pretty popular site it will give you the average rental price in the area.

I personally use Cozy, but the nice thing about Zillow is that it is also the most popular listing service for rentals.

In no particular order I have listed some of the most popular markets for out of state investorsCleveland, OhioDayton, OhioToledo, OhioYoungstown, OhioCincinnati, OhioMemphis, TennesseeBirmingham, AlabamaKansas City, MissouriSaint Louis, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDetroit, MichiganErie, PennsylvaniaLouisville, KentuckyMilwaukee, WisconsinJackson, MississippiEach of these markets is popular with turnkey investors because of the low barrier to entry, high rental demand & high rent to price ratio.

It is in a really popular area with a good ARV.

I do not have much experience in FSBO’s but I am trying to learn more but most are recommending local popular newspapers or “Driving for Dollars” trying to find them.  

.), then amenities like flowers, coffee, snacks, bottled water, staging (light PM tasks), and the next thing you know you're managing their listing and bookings.I don't know why this isn't a more popular business idea, but I guarantee that if you took to social media and some online advertising saying you have a cleaning service geared specifically for STR's, you'd get a lot of attention.

Purchase price: $100,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Sale price: $235,000 3 bed / 1 bath SFR built in 1975 on a 0.18 acre level parcel, in a older neighborhood near a popular river "beach".

Coastal NC is always a popular destination because it's centrally located on the eastern seaboard, so anyone east of the Mississippi can pretty much drive here in a day. 

An appraisal from an experienced person in that area is not a bad idea but the actual net income times a popular capital gains rate depending how much it’s used in that area could be a good way or you could get an estimated value by an experience broker in that area.Good luck to you!