And put those CPA skills to work!

You will most likely need to be a qualified buyer with a lending institution and/or put down a downpayment. 

I put roughly 20% down on a $200k home, and am curious what steps I could take to possibly turn my original investment into a large portfolio within the next 10 years, when we're currently "low on liquid funds" after finishing up a wedding.... 

Other lenders as a new relationship may not care as much because they were not the ones that originally funded your loan and would not yet deem you as a risk.

How much work are you planning on putting in turning over your STRs?

Putting the effort in to find a home available and being patient with the process is crucial for all the obstacles that come through.

Great, I'll put this one in storage (or sell it).The same about the locks.

miami dade county has more people moving to it than many cities and very limited land.https://comreal.com/two-reports-highlight-miami-as-a-top-gro...miami has been appreciating and at double Floridas rate. you can't put the two in the same category it's not even close. same with Broward or west palm beach you can't lump them in. 3 totally different markets. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/12/13/florida-housing-mark...my home city in columbus also has similar stats but I doubt that miami is a buyer's market my friend I'm sorry.

If you can put 5-10% down, I have lenders that will loan you the rest of the equity gap as a second mortgage!

It's a 4bd home and the FMR puts this around $3,000.