@Jordan Miller most Class A & B rental properties bought since 2021 really don't cashflow from day one.Class B will take 1-3 years to start showing cashflow.Class A, 3-5 years.Current investors keep making the mistake of looking back at deals from 5-10 years ago when prices & interest rates were both a lot lower, but NOT rental rates.

You have an excellent jump start- the VA loan is such an amazing tool to get the ball rolling.

Over time your Tampa investment will start to cash flow.

Economic progress is rarely a straight line, and the key takeaway is that while inflation is still present, it is not accelerating out of control.Much of the increase in prices can be attributed to factors that often occur at the start of the year.

I have been in property management for 20 years, almost 3 years ago I moved to Birmingham AL to start my investment journey.

Hopefully rents start going up 2nd Qtr and into 2026 and 2027.What price range do you want to be in? 

Excellent start. 

Congrats on getting started!

If you used them to purchase another rental/ use for another business endeavor...the process starts over. 

Started using Xero last year, as better bookkeeping was needed a new acquisition with a partner.