Flipping or BRRRR in a secondary Florida market (Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando) can also be a solid play if you find deep discounts. 

It will just be a lot of work to find experienced flippers playing in that price point

I even purchased his cash flow board game to play with my family.

We play matchmaker, put our clients first in all arenas, and also manage.

•Downtown Orlando is a different play, with fewer STR-friendly properties but good mid-term rental potential.

I'm retired and don't want to play the, Let's have a meeting before we have the meeting.

I know enough about a lot of things to be dangerous, but lack detailed expertise and certifications.I will say that I was extremely disappointed with my last realtors lack of construction knowledge so you will have a leg up there for sure, and you should play up that as a selling point

Play the long game and hold onto that equity. 

is this a long-term play or short term?   

Personally, I would never live in PHX, but that is all personal biases (I prefer seasons and greenery), and clearly lots of people choose to live in PHX.At the end of the day, I would argue market selection almost only comes into play when you are talking assets that cater to institutional buyers that have to get investment committee sign off.