Looking around Jacksonville, Orlando (of course Disney is the attraction point), Fort Lauderdale or anywhere close to Atlantic. 

The same lender said if they could come up with the other 5% they can go 30 year fixed interest only..This is more attractive for cash flow on a higher loan balance but will still be qualified based on the fully amortized rate and payment. 

This is not to say you can expect an Agent to catch everything and we are by no means inspectors or contractors, but anyone helping you purchase a rental property should have a basic understanding of rental standards to put out a good product that will attract a good tenant. - Lastly, if you are looking at real estate as a long term buy and hold strategy, you have to look beyond just cash flow.

Orlando is literally built for STR as you won't have to get wrapped up in learning and keeping up with regulations and nosy neighbors, I'd be happy to talk to you about that more.Florida in general has always been very attractive for landlords due to friendly landlord laws, constant flow of new residents, weather, pricing compared to many other large metros, always growing economy and endless hospitality/service jobs that feed the rental market.

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When investors start out they're usually attracted to all of these home run and grand slam stories about 6-7 figures in 2-5 years.

Part of the reason I'm attracted to Huntsville is the thriving aerospace, defense, and technology sectors and all the new developments such as Toyota's manufacturing plant, Blue Origin investments, and Facebook's Data Center for example. 

If something could be done to convince the head "guru" that buying overleveraged properties in and of itself is reckless for creative finance, done so that he can boast he has “none of his own money involved” and attract people with little money to join his program, perhaps the trajectory of the conversation could be more positive toward solving the problem.But, Why would we want to promote his risky & bad investing?

Partnering with Jason Baker provided valuable local insights, making this an attractive and strategic investment for Partner Driven.

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