They're likely all working out of the same call center somewhere overseas. 

My tenant of 29 days is asking for a month to month lease so she can find a new place due to roaches.  

We keep a daily updated list of all active and eligible STR's for sale and currently there are well over coastal Oregon listings for sale with vacation rental or STR AirBnB eligibility and generally focus on properties that can reliably secure a permit within 30-60 days of closing.

For the same reasons you're attracted to this market so are others --- and it's been this way a long time.

Sure it's a little tongue-in-cheek but it's only because I had those same assumptions and scattered thoughts when I first started seriously considering RALs.

G'Day Hughston,The best advice I could give would be to not invest out of state unless you buy turnkey.But that's just me being biased.The second best advice I can give is to focus more on the people that you will be working with over the stats/demographics of a specific area.I'm sure that this has been covered many times in the various BP books but to this day it rings true.You will heavily have to rely on the folks on the ground.They will either make or brake your investment so choose them wisely.If you buy the best house, on the best street, in the best area with the best capital growth projections.But your property manager is incompetent or a cheat.You will loose money.So, team first, area second.Much success

We had plumber there 3 days ago and completed repairs.We was there 2 days ago.

Additionally, you can try offering on properties that are overlooked - canceled listings, listings 90+ days out, etc

These type opportunities do not occur every day.

Let's tell the truth - learning these schemes can be hard and boring at the same time.