@Camille Romerounless you are able to spend some significant time in your chosen location in person, and work on building a network there, i would pick a market closer to NYC, within a couple hours.  

but it also has a couple shortfalls: - Low to fair rents at best - Low rent appreciationI bought fairly smart, but still not smart enough to consider it an immediate good return.

Quote from @Brittany Minocchi: I'm a bit farther north, but I've helped a couple of people with loans in that area - the properties seem to be working out well for them!  

Im working on a couple of pre listings. 

I also just requested to join a couple fb groups realted to STRs in DFW. 

They just need a couple "success" stories to tout over and over again. 

Hell, even Motel 6 has a couple of junk pictures screwed to the wall.

Waikiki area (however there are a couple STR buildings outside Waikiki), Turtle Bay (North Shore), Ko'olina (Westside) and Cottages at Mauna'olu Estates.  

hi all,I'm a rookie investor, have a couple of properties that cash flow well.

I’ve done a couple of fix-and-flip projects in the past, both of which were financed through hard money lenders.