There’s still 80-plus golf courses, I pay $2600 in property taxes on a 4br house with a pool, most people are kind and generous, weather is wonderful (but still lows in the 30’s in February!)

@Sunny Karen, I've been a long time investor in Tulsa and live here. 

Your thoughts on the town, the area, the people, the tenant pool, etc. would all be appreciated. 

I'm all about forming a network of go-getters who encourage one another, collaborate, and even pool their resources for interesting joint initiatives.Listen up, my friend: if you truly want to dominate the investing game, you must find your tribe of ambitious go-getters.

In FL there is a Windstorm Pool for coverage in certain parts of the state. 

Anyone in St Pete/Largo bought a  2 BR 1 BA house and added bathroom a bedroom and pool and forced appreciation to get good rates in STR or LTR?

I think it is a lower risk building this in the center of a city than on 4 acres with no utilities in the center of a rural area without comps or limited comps and only a vacation rental market. my buyer pool is much larger being in a big city and urban and buying infill lots like in columbus ohio. this is just our strategy, I'm finalizing the renderings and everything next week an in contract on our first build for builds in Texas but this is what I would do.

Also both property managers have recommended that I at minimum have a pool installed in the house since it's hot in this area.

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't invest the time to ACTUALLY understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

A pool is a must, and the home must have theming to attract the Disney crowd.