Any insights/advice on how to narrow down a market - specifically to buy and hold I'd appreciate any advice.

I don’t know if its because they have fulfilled their investment quotas, or are primarily targeting 1031 exchanges, or maybe my investment parameters are too narrow.

I narrowed it down to these 4 areas in the US.

You need to narrow down your selection to a few places.Then double check and make sure vacation rentals are not restricted nor prohibited.

(You can still run a non-owner occupied STR; it's just in narrow pockets, and you have to know where to look.)

So, to narrow down your location It really depends on what you are looking to do.

This is t necessarily the first discussion item but it definitely is at the top.Your deal size will help narrow down your search and learning process.  

I'm currently reading the Real Estate Rookie book by Ashley Kehr and I'm in the process of narrowing down a focused area to start-off in, so getting more in-depth information on rehabs would be awesome!

I think my plan will be to continue to seek OOS for my first deal but I think I’ll definitely need to continue narrowing down a specific part of Indiana as well as a team then can go from there.

Any advice on specific locations and/or a methodology for narrowing down the locations would be much appreciated!