Good luck to you in your search! 

There are multiple planned developments currently in the works that would expand the desire for vacation homes, but as of now, we're still waiting for that to occur Hi Stetson, we are now considering building a new home. could you please recommend a spot builder in Cape Coral?

The best way to estimate expenses is experience and knowledge of your specific asset type and market.For vacancy, that will depend on your market and the quality/desirability of your type of unit.

This price range makes cash flow neutrality challenging, especially in desirable areas like beach or lakefront properties.

I always put in MIA or somewhere I can get to easily when searching.  

Things like landscaping/snow removal and labor cost for repairs are going to be highly variable based on your market so you'd need to do your own research on the going rate by either talking to other local investors, running your own google search, or exploring basic services on thumbtack/angies list etc. 

It's normally the desire for immediate income that steers most investors towards bad investments because they are hyper focused on cash flow which is often portrayed differently in spreadsheets than in real life, and should be a consideration but not deciding factor.

Good luck with your search.

I've been searching for going on 6 months, so I need to reflect and regroup.

I'm looking to rent out this house and find new opportunities, but only have about $30k free for this next investment.Hi Malak,Curious how your investment search is going?