I definitely am leaning toward the first application being the one for me, and I appreciate the advice to make sure it is a good tenant in addition to just being a flesh and bones human who (might) pay me the rent on time.One of the advices I read above was to be a bit less discerning perhaps and get someone in the door for 6 months at a reduced rate, and then find my golden tenant in the summer.

Additionally, I don't have the time to sift through all the legal jargon and pinpoint where they’ve breached the contract, so it's worth having a lawyer review it in my situation.

In addition to my real estate expertise, I’ve spent years building and collaborating with property management companies.

In addition, you will not be relying on the legislature to continue to protect safe unpermitted units.  

in addition to the military growth the tourism from our emerald coast beaches is flourishing. 

Additionally, are there any other methods, approaches or strategies you’d suggest for someone just starting out in this space?

Given Covid related material and supply shortages, should I plan additional buffer time around my contractor's estimates. 

I got a very good price on the building (about $25k per door), but it was a ton of work as in addition to tenant issues, there was TONS of physical distress (foundation repairs, sewer line and water line repairs, electrical upgrades, new roof, and apartment renovations needed for all units). 

Strong jobs reports had a larger effect on the 10 year treasury, followed by strong retail sales numbers, followed by EU inflation numbers, then followed by election results but honestly election results only affected rates for a couple of days.Lots of pressure on treasuries from the level of debt the US is carrying, but remember the Fed is also still doing quantitative tightening (while cutting rates) which is additional upward pressure on rates.

Additionally, we will see the unemployment rate tick up another .5%, to 4.9+ maybe even over 5%.