I can see the advantages of condos especially for out of state investing but it seems HOA and special assessments can often kill cash flow , and I know many have restrictions on renting .Could you post an example of a condo deal?

Does Essa have a restriction on how long you have to wait before you refinance?

This avoids short-term rental restrictions and makes property management reasonable.

Luckily I'm on the other side of the equation- I already made my investments here, and all this craziness and nymbism is limiting growth and tenant turnover, but adding value to my properties by restricting supply.

When they try too hard, impose too many rules, it might be good for owner occupants, but really bad news for the condo landlords.

An LLC gives you limited liability without imposing double taxation on you, the way a corporation would, where the corporation is taxed and then you are taxed again when the corporation distributes profits to you.  

From a tax-deferral standpoint, it doesn't matter if you buy one property or 100 (note there are identification rules which will impose constraints on what is practical). 

Because of the Hurricane the Insurance companies will be imposing moritoriums on their agents preventing the writing of new business until the storm is past. 

There are restrictions on how close geographically & time that you can use the VA loan.

From there you will narrow down your search, the bank will impose a price limit.