I do 12-month leases all year round and it actually produces more income.

Even if you found a deal for $200,000 that produces $9,000 a month income, that's a complete unicorn that you probably found off-market.

If it's permissible then the #1 feature for top producing STR's is proximity to water.

It's a means of producing income, not long-term wealth. 

. :) "Large natural pool near property."

So, its only natural that the finer technical aspects of the law may be incorrect.

If you have natural gas to that spot for a tanked unit, swapping to a tankless is cake.Insulate the garage door if that isn't done.If you are local and handy, you can do a DIY mini split in there for under $1000.

We started with flipping to build enough cash to start buying income producing properties and have decided STR's is the way we want to go.

Remember they can add 75% of the potential income that the small multifamily will produce to your DTI ratio. 

This means cash flow is producing 4.3% ROE.