Each strategy seems to have its pros and cons, and I’m curious what the community thinks.Do fix and flips provide faster returns, or do the long-term benefits of rental income make holding onto properties more appealing?

@Irene Morgovsky what you are experiencing is that rents do NOT increase linearly with property values.Or look at it another way, the pool of renters that can afford higher & higher rents, shrinks faster than a corresponding pool of buyers.You could look into making it a short-term rental to try to improve rental income, but:1) Is it allowed in that area2) STR rates are coming downYou may have to accept "negative income" or sell.

I happened to be at an inspection yesterday for an investor that will be closing on his first quad in Jacksonville in 3 weeks.As for where, I think the choice between those two markets is easy.  

Did they allow you to grow your portfolio faster than traditional financing would?

While these loans come with higher interest rates, they are generally faster to secure and more flexible.

In the event that there is, the new purchase would be at or near 109% LTV between the heloc and the loan on the newly purchased RE.  

I host multiple in-person investor events around Cape Coral, FL, and the next one will be at a luxury home, and the topic is STR. 

You can lean on them, ask questions, and figure out things so much faster.

Unfortunately I don't and I do feel more comfortable gathering the data and doing the analysis myself regardless so I was wondering if there are tools to help me do it faster.

Thanks for the update.For me the turnover time could be faster, but isn't crazy if it's getting cleaned up one week and another week or two to show.Given the location I don't think the renters will be treating the place too differently than if you were managing it yourself.