First, understand the local real estate market, including housing prices, rental yields, property taxes, etc.

We are from California and looking for investing in STR for tax purposes and good cash flow.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do. 6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

This increased the required household income to purchase the median-priced home by $6,400, to $119,700, after also accounting for the cost of tax and insurance.

You're investing there, paying taxes, making friends, bringing your friends and hoping to create a safe space for others to visit where the people on the other end of the line live full time. 

Probate, tax liens, pre-foreclosure, expired listings, etc.

Six Areas of Focus:Florence OR - Proposed regulation but nothing formal yet..within city limits properties are eligible for STR usages with a business license to remit local occupancy taxes. 

Feel free to reach out to discuss in depth!

I can't seem to find any free options that will work for someone without a primary address in the US.