I am looking to connect with local (to myself) investors who have made the leap out of state. 

Consider the Local Tenant Pool & Seasonal Demand•Gainesville is a college town, so student tenants might be a big part of the rental market.

Here’s the winning formula successful local house buyers and wholesalers use to connect with sellers, close deals, and create win-win solutions:Be Relentless: Show up every day with positivity and persistence.

I am very involved in our local real estate investor association and agree that in this central Florida market there are an over saturation of STRs as well.

Quote from @Kyle Barnhart: I live near Phoenix and looking to invest locally.

It looks good) I stumbled across someone locally who does it, but I'm sure you could find someone there if you or other out-of-town investors like the idea of paying a bit more for that level of security and obtain a remote monitoring source of the exterior of the properties.

If you ever have questions or are looking to bounce ideas off another local investor let me know. 

I see former players from the 2000's coming back to the industry under different business names, and some of their prior work was less than stellar.

One person had to go through 30+ local commercial lenders which are the easiest to work with!

My sister lives in Lee’s Summit, so I’ll have family nearby to help navigate the local scene.