The investors I have been in contact with found properties that required little rehab work but yielded great ROI since prices in these areas have been steadily increasing and seem to be hot spots for investors.

If you could relocate to anywhere in the US to begin investing in STR’s, where would you go?

Minor settling is acceptable and can be corrected in some spots.

Spot on when you get a bid that is expensive he is saying I don't want the job .Not a bad strategy in my opinion.

If this link was more prominent, it would of been easier to spot.

Is the property on a slab, basement or crawl space?

Be prepared and willing to move to a hotter spot. 

So it's a great spot for those who work in tech.

Your mechanic analogy is spot on as well. 

Here is the thing with the MLS that newer buyers tend to forget -- the realtor isn't stupid, and they know there are a gazillion investors crawling around everywhere, many of whom are willing to overpay.