While my group continues to pursue storage opportunities, we are researching other niche segments for this reason.  

We also have a very large segment of government employees because many of Florida's government departments are headquartered here.

When you do this I highly suggest that you take new pictures also.A small one-bedroom is going to appeal only to a small segment of the market so you need to focus on that segment - students, single professionals (depending on your location).  

Hi you might want to consider some real estate securities in this market segment.

Also, many charge a mark up for specialty contractors.This just makes it tough to trust that segment. 

My goal is to find value add properties in either single/multi family or apartment building segment. 

Are your short-term rentals marketed towards vacationers or corporate/relocation-segments?

As appreciation in this market segment has outpaced (locally at least) other parallel segments like SFRs, I think this provides a good opportunity to capture the appreciation experienced while mitigating potential risk of any one segment taking a hard hit.Additionally, the appreciation appears to be largely unjustified (i.e.

In the last few months, new home sales (by volume, not $) are about the same as the sales volume of existing homes in 4 segments tracked by the county in the $300K-$1M categories.

We have interest in the multifamily segment for the long haul with aggressively paying off any property we own as fast as possible.