Yes, many people do.

Nevertheless, I think if more people are talking about it, we can all work together to protect each other from any nefarious operations in our industry.

People call me from all over the world to invest in real estate.

I hate when people call me about a house I have for sale and before they ask anything about the house they want to know if they can take over payments or finance it, etc. etc.

In the end, I prefer the long-term rental route with a good tenant though and over time when I start traveling for extended periods again, I will likely shift them back to long-term.I personally, would not purchase a property for the sole purpose of being a vacation rental - it's just not part of my investment strategy though, I have met people who do quite well with that model. 

Do you help other people how to structure this type of deals ?

I'm just educating people on where to put their money.

They are high value areas where people want to live and make great areas for STRs.

Some people just don't care about back yard fences and there are places where most people have wide open back yards without any fence. 

I, and likely most people on here, would recommend finding a mentor in your area that has sor hands on experience with REI or property management.