According to some info I found online, 35% of the properties are rented vs ownedMedian home value- 179k Median market price- 132k.

Personally, I would take the matter into your own hands rather you take care of it or hire someone else to take care of it.

I feel it's only a matter of time before Hawaii says enough is enough and starts punishing out of state owners lol.  

You can purchase probate leads from different sources online.

The best part of using Cozy.co is that after I approve an application, I can immediately set up their rent payments online, it is direct deposited and free to use. 

I recently purchased an out of state property through an online auction (foreclosure) and was informed that there was a vacate sign as well as a hazard sign on the property.

one thing I find in our markets is the larger multi family new developments just don't pop up one day.they are 3 to 4 years in the making and its a little like stopping a cruise ship once it gets going .so what we are working on today in planning and permitting we wont built for another 2 years or so.whats coming on line today folks bought and started in 2015 and 2016.. so that can lead to over supply for sure in the rental realm. 

It has since climbed to $4,000 - $5,000 per month in STR rents and we decided to keep in online as STR through the summer of 2019 to see how it does.We've only been doing the STR's for about 9 months but have earned Superhost status and have about 40 5-star reviews, so that is helping to drive interest.

I feel confident in most aspects of deal-analysis, except for understanding repair costs, especially when looking at online pictures from afar, so this is the area I'm feeling a bit stuck before truly engaging in any kind of offer-making.Thank you to any experienced long-distance BRRRR investors that are willing to share some wisdom with a newbie like myself!

If you're too soft to deal with tenants, or unskilled at marketing your property, then it doesn't matter if you live next door to the property - you should probably put it under PM.