Miami is still doing well, Fort Myers is adjusting and has lower real estate than 12 months ago, etc..)My simple thought, for what it is worth, is choose a place to live and not invest in:  choose the location you and your family WANT to live in ( because of the schools, taxes, weather, other family there, etc...) and then buy and do real estate there (and get whatever licenses you need once you start third party management).I wish you well!

Are you located in the area? 

What they do not know is the city, state, and your locations that you want to target.

Would it be better to dispo each location independently or as a whole, and if done as a package deal does this fall under commercial or residential?

Additionally, Chase Ink Business Preferred offers competitive travel rewards and may pair well with their banking services.Bundled Solutions: If keeping everything under one roof is critical, you might explore Silicon Valley Bank or First Republic Bank, depending on your location.

Is it the location, amenities, something else.

Be sure that you are purchasing in a desirable location though.

For contact management like that its awesome to search for specific types of people and locations or just data like "how long does it take to foreclose in texas".We have some other use cases as well that we use to track not only ours but competitors results online and learning what does and does not work for different aspects of the business.

I am not going to move into a dormitory style house and raise my two year old in a location with poor schools and incredibly dense housing, unless I have no other option. 

@Venecia BaezRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?