At this time, 30 day rentals are legally allowed for any property in Kailua (unless the association has stricter rules), and I know some people who do quite well renting their SF homes on a 30 day basis.  

When done improperly, as so many people do, an LLC is just a "security blanket"; it gives you the illusion of safety and little else.

But when I was an agent, learning some basic Python and VBA (Excel) really helped me save time in the process of collecting and analyzing real estate data.I've been working with technology for the last 25 years; sometimes you don't need sexy, you just need a tool that works.It's a sin that, we technologist, fall for often: searching for sexy instead of "this old thing just works" :) Agreed, though in my experience, a lot of real estate professionals are far from the most technical people, so having clean and intuitive software UI is very key... but then again the MLS exists and that to my knowledge still doesn't have a back button... lol

I have noticed a trend over the pasts 10 years where more and more of the people have zero involvement in the day-to-day operations of the property and are only raising money.  

These forums are a great place to learn and meet people, whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned investor.

Most of the people looking for arbitrage targets look for one-off Mom/Pop outfits that work off some lease they drew up in 10 minutes on Microsoft Word or a notepad, where subletting isn't explicitly prohibited.Because, again: if I have a property, and it can make more money STR than LTR, what sense does it make to give Broke Joe the keys when I can just make the money myself?

Meanwhile I see people picking it up within days.What am I doing wrong?

Some people do not care, but so do not want a 4-5 year PPP.  

Quote from @Cory Waldron: You don't need a mentor, a coach, an investment training program, an LLC, or any of that nonsense people try to sell on YouTube videos.

People have been telling me for a while to get on this app because of the types of properties and sellers I work with.