Hello @Peter Mckernan, These tips are very helpful and will definitely use them on future listings.

- And more...Let's move past all of the above and focus on understanding and monitoring maintenance charges PMC's bill to their clients.There are two basic components of every maintenance bill, labor & materials.

I am hoping to make connections to learn more about this market, which neighborhoods to focus on, as well as learn some pro tips as I begin my investing journey.To note, I have begun the loan pre-approval process and have a dedicated agent that is eager to find me a great property. 

I have a hard money lender established to cover 80% of the purchase and 100% of the rehab, so my capital partners would be covering:20% of the purchase priceRange of $30,000-$50,000 cost of capital25% of the renovation budget (to kickstart the project while waiting for reimbursements)$25,000 contingency padAny tips would be great, and if you happen to be interested yourself I can send you more details.

I'm going to follow this to see what tips folks provide.MikeHey Mike, I am actively investing there so feel free to reach out with any questions!   

With the caveat that you have to pay off your VA loan (or use less than your total eligibility) to be able to use it again moving into another property. 

Have to move on. 

As already mentioned, you could sell via seller financing to lower AGI, as all you would have to claim is the payment income - until balloon payment received.Did know an investor that had 14 properties paid off and he moved into one every two years to then sell with the $250k single exemption.

I can see this industry moves at the speed of light and it's a bit overwhelming... once I get my ish together I would like to connect.

miami dade county has more people moving to it than many cities and very limited land.https://comreal.com/two-reports-highlight-miami-as-a-top-gro...miami has been appreciating and at double Floridas rate. you can't put the two in the same category it's not even close. same with Broward or west palm beach you can't lump them in. 3 totally different markets. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/12/13/florida-housing-mark...my home city in columbus also has similar stats but I doubt that miami is a buyer's market my friend I'm sorry.