There are mortgage recast calculators online or you can reach out to your lender.P+I payment will go from 2155 to ~1800 given the numbers you provided.

Depending on how you use the property, you may benefit from a cost segregation study and bonus depreciation once the property is in service. 

Based on the info you provided, it seems like a no brainer to make it a rental.

I do a meetup in Mesa on Saturday morning's which is a good place to come meet even more RE professionals and investors.You have the experience so now you just need the right strategy to grow the portfolio.

Based on what I am seeing Ft Myers and Lehigh and not doing well.Cashflow has always been tough in most areas of FL, SWFL is no exception.

I guess Air BnB is the newest hot topic.. nice southern gentlemen.. can't comment on his class or anything like that since I have not sat through it..

They’d rather just trade toys on the sly and call it a day.3.

Just focusing on the passive income you want to achieve will leave you chasing cash flow which will have you buying properties in worse areas with harder tenancies that seem to cash flow better, but will have large cap ex.Any time someone asks a question about where to invest and it can be anywhere, they aren't ready to invest and are opening themselves up to every pitch in the world on an area.

Based on a quick answer from Perplexity it seems like there would be no issue with you buying the home and collecting passive income, but you may not be allowed to manage it yourself since that is considered active work.

Is it a straight 1.5% on the monthly rent after 5 days ($23.25)?