I came across a random podcast talking about FL's market crashing due to inflated cost with too low of a demand, along with refusal to cover storm/hurricane from insurance agency ( I admit I haven't researched the truth behind this one), assuming it pushes owners/investors to go to private thirds at a massive premium.

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To take this further, I recently tuned in to the Bigger Pockets podcast and one of the featured guests proudly stated that they are negative cash flow but that's fine because the property is expected to appreciate in 10+ years.

If you listen to the BiggerPockets podcast, you’ve probably heard David Greene say something like “in these market conditions, good deals are made.” 

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So far I like what I've heard on podcasts about these build-to-rent properties and would love to hear from anyone who has dealt with them and their FL properties. 

I may have been listening to the podcasts too much (I'm through around half of them)I'm all for giving the current tenants a chance, but it seems like I have to just take them without knowing anything about them, no idea of how they were screened, their payment history, etc.This is just a duplex, is it a very common thing to sell an occupied unit (on the lower range, not 4plex+)?

There is a TON of knowledge here on the forums, in the podcasts, and in the books.

Any book that  you read or podcast that you see..make sure you take with a grain of salt and also use your own judgement:)

I have been hearing that commercial apartment rates are in the 6.5% range from several podcasts recently.