I went to school in Santa Barbara and ended up living and investing in Reno.

My name is Valerie, I live in the Bay Area, CA.

Most of us do not live there.Try FB groups, Google or Thumbtac.

The only areas that allow STRs are areas that i would never live in. 

Real Crowd has listed at least 3 funds. (2 are live now) Realty Mogul raised over $3 million dollars for a Mobile Home Park fund.

And I lived here a decade before I noticed.

I'm cautious about flips given the materials cost in Hawaii, but trying to manage it from the mainland where I currently live (though i'm considering moving to Hawaii to live in a multi-unit I may own).

Since the rush was there, the rents increased drastically and priced out local tenants who normally live at a place longer than 12-24 months creating vacancies due to rent increase YOY. 

My story:I am an active duty service-member living in the vicinity of Fort Bragg (now known as Fort Liberty).

Of course, a chunk of those clicks need to be conversions to reservations to make it worth your while.