Thoughts for my St Pete move

[Christopher Sarmiento]

Trying to network early/ get advice from people in the St Petersburg/ Tampa area. So I'm planning to move to St Petersburg once I get my official confirmation from Bay Pines VA Hospital. I'm trying to move over there May or June 2021. I'm an ICU Nurse here in Gainesville Fl and I'm trying to leave this college town to explore a new area.

I've been super disciplined the last 2 years here and I want a fresh start, but also continue my real estate journey over in St Pete. I moved back in with my parents and postponed my dating life so I can pursue financial independence or put me on the right track for it. This journey led me to learning how to become a private seller on Amazon and learning as much as I could on REI. I currently have a SFH that I manage and makes me $297 cash-on-cash and a Duplex that makes me $450 cash-on-cash. I manage one side of that duplex and the other I have a PM since it's section 8. I'll ultimately have a PM manage them all if it becomes more of a hassle. I'm trying to find a BRRR deal in my area so I can cross that off my list before I move to St Pete. So I'm on the hunt for a deal right now.

I’m debating to rent a place near the bay pines or pinellas park for a year which is around $1375+ a month so I can easily explore the town and be social for a bit. Or get a townhouse, condo, single family, or even multi family at a good location over there. I’m interested in meeting with Real estate agents that focus on investments. If the location and price is good/ future rent or airbnb rents look good i’m willing to have conversations on purchasing a place sooner. I like the option of airbnbing the place while I wait for my official start date.

I’m up for suggestions or ideas! Just thought I'd post a brainstorming session of mine.