Newbie interested in single family in Port Saint Lucie Florida

[Michael Rozner]

Hi everyone, my name is Michael, I’m from NY, and I am just starting to study and learn more about real estate investing. I really do have a bunch of questions at this point but I figure that I should really just do some more reading and self study before I bombard the forum with newbie questions. Just a general question though to see if I am totally off target with this possible investment location. I’ve become interested in making investments in single family homes in Port Saint Lucie Florida. The way I see it, more people are moving into redder states with less stringent tax laws and COVID restrictions as well as more affordable housing prices. To me, Port Saint Lucie seems like a logical community to start booming within the next several years. It is in driving distance to major attractions in Florida (2 hours to Miami and 2 hours to Orlando), and is a safe city with housing that is still affordable. I wanted to know if anyone in the BP community has any experience with renting out single family homes in this area, either to long term renters or vacation renters like tourists through Airbnb and the like. Any info, tips, or feedback would be welcomed and appreciated. Thanks!