I will reach out once i am at that stage.

In Fall 2022 I bought a 3/2 (half of a duplex) in a neighborhood that’s in the early stages of up and coming, my thought was to get a rental to break even or lightly cash flow and appreciate over time as the neighborhood improved.

They are on free time, so unless something gets done their patience wanes. 99% of agents are absolute, and utter trash.

I currently have W-2 earnings and realize that I can buy a STR, spend 100 hours fixing it up and staging it, and perhaps manage to get a few guests before the end of the year.

I"m just at the early stages of researching so any info or resources you could pass along would be much appreciated!

This is really dependent on the stage of your investment life.At your age starting out I would be heavier into cash and 401k.  

Hi Sammy,Glad to see you taking steps in your real estate investing career, it helps to get reps in and learn.As for what you should do, your title states that you have "little equity", does that mean there is little equity in the Florida property or you have little available for another equity investment.I'd caution a refi with little equity, as stability in the early stages of your investment career is crucial to long-term success, try not to over extend yourself and potentially end up behind.Having access to investors and partners is the name of the game for scaling and limited funds, if you have access to investor capital, working with a wholesaler to acquire a flip may be a good option just be mindful of the risks of as-is properties and having investor capital at risk. 

That is how I got started, by doing exactly this with someone who owns hundreds of units and now I'm at the same stage 3 years later. 

If you're in the US or Canada and you'll have equity in properties there that you won't need for any other purpose, by all means you can take advantage of the low interest rates there to take a HELOC and pay cash for a property in Mexico with it.And, above all, whether it comes to financing or any other stage of the purchase process, make sure you don't get taken advantage of.

Also, see how they are listed IE staged, phot quality, build quality ect..