If you got some special stuff your able and willing  to ship to FL please DM me.The special stuff goes to my regular customers at fair prices as you've noticed with the places you've tried.

If it is rated for a 3 bed, but it's not getting super regular use because of vacancy, then I don't know if I would be too worried about it.

This will significantly impact your success and peace of mind.Reach out to other investors, especially those on BiggerPockets, to get recommendations for reputable property management companies in the areas you’re interested in.Fear of Making Mistakes:It’s natural to feel nervous, especially when your family is involved.

Inspect your property regularly and hold tenants accountable before the problems get out of hand. 

And the recordings are updated on a regular basis. 

Hey Todd,Is this the insurance you plan to take for the whole house or this will be additional to your regular insurance? 

Contractors do , BUT we are spending large sums with them on a regular basis .

Tenants use to threaten to sue me or complain to authorities regularly.  

Even if they are spayed/neutered, cat's must use a litter box that is cleaned regularly or the odor can get bad. 

I realize the subjective nature of this question and how open to interpretation it is which is intentional to elicit a multitude of different responses.