I hope you were able to soak up some sunshine before the clouds rolled in!

The big picture is that the State of Florida said in a ruling, If a municipality didn't already have a pre-existing rule regarding short term rentals as of 2011, then the municipality cannot ban STRs. 

Ben, If you rollover your 401k pre-tax money to a rollover IRA and then withdraw it from the IRA it will be taxed. 

I am a high NW professional with excellent credit, pre-approved and can also make cash offers, and own 6 properties currently.  

See article from the US Census about growth and population decline:https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/population-trends-return-to-pre-pandemic-norms.html#:~:text=Texas%20experienced%20the%20largest%20numeric,%25%2C%20respectively%2C%20in%202023.

A good friend of mine in Tampa got his claim rejected for “pre-existing” damage, but because he had photos and videos taken just before the storm, he was able to prove otherwise and get his claim approved.File Your claim Immediately:In Florida, you have only 7 days to report a claim after discovering damage, so move fast and keep a detailed log of every interaction-every phone call, email etc.

@Max BellinoHolding company is really not needed unless you run multiple operational businesses like a property management firm, construction firm etc that you want to roll up into one entityHaving a holding company that holds one company you that owns real estate would have me question what’s the use case?

As you approach your next purchase, start talking to lenders about pre-approval, build investment criteria, and continue educating yourself on market trends.Good luck!

Typically an investor will not get into that type of deal unless they get significant upside as there is a chance the entitlement does not work and all that $ ends up going to $0. the projects I am funding for pre development costs in VA are running 600k to 1mil .. out west here usually 100k to 200k can get you to pre lim plat..

None roll to a permanent loan that I know of today for non owner spec.