They must be very low odds because insurance companies are in the business of making money, not paying out maximums.

Interview reputable property management companies.

Tax savings are amazing and I have utilized cost segs myself, but you also have an opportunity to make an amazing return on your money in the Tampa Bay market. 

Quote from @Elias Halvorson: Aloha Diandre, You will get 100 people responding on here responding they can do it and their company focuses on it.

The first apartments I rented as the owner, were previously rented by the former owner at $150 month including utilities. 

Sent another tech from a different company to get a 2nd opinion.

 @Patrick Pan not all states take such measures, and you can ask a reputable tenant screening company in your area how that works.  

I’d love to hear about the crime rates or any other issues (which we cannot guess from the online stats), and how easy or hard it is to find reliable tenants and property management companies.

On utilities, I bought a foreclosure in NJ and found out it was not attached to Town sewer and I actually had to extend the main line up to my property then put the lateral in and abandon an old cesspool.  

From what I can tell, the extra equity on the house could be utilized to provide better ROI.