I tried to look at some properties for STR in Pocono Lakes, Hudson Valley, and Jersey Heights as this will be my first investment I'm worried as these will be good locations to go ahead for STR.

Are you still in this one? 

A lot of them look for housing themselves through sites like Airbnb and Furnished Finder with their stipends.

Total value somewhere around $1mill-$1.25mill in equity.

In addition, if you are looking for more brand awareness this is a good option too.

How do I go about handling this situation?

I am also starting this business of tax sale and thinking of buying from the owner before the auction. i have a few sites that i usually use and i think it will help. connect to me if you have more questions.Regrid.com, Zillow.com, Google map, acrevalue.com, realtaxdeed.com, realtaxlien.com, **************, civicsource.com, Cosl.comhope that helps.

This is the simple playbook that tons of Americans have used to build wealth over the last 2 decades:1.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

At this stage its capital preservation being the goal.