I had to build fences along my driveway accessing a drive under garage, because the retaining wall was more than 30" tall (standard building code item) but these properties were built in the 40s/50s and never had a fence there until I rented Section 8 and they required it.From a tenant perspective, I never had any of the issues James notes.

I have built enough equity in my primary home.

He is a commercial real estate developer as well as having built and owned several multi million dollar businesses and has owned residential rental properties as well.

The rapid growth of the economy has been continuous especially with so many companies moving out here like Google, Meta, Intel, Honda, etc.

This implies residential units can be built at lower costs and provide better return. 11) adding an ADU to SFH can make the SFH fall under rent control.  

Besides that a good investor agent will come with some built in negotiating tactics on your behalf.For example:  A well known and accomplished agent will be known to work with solid buyers who are capable of closing deals.  

Reputation is important (not only in terms of good build quality, because the quality of the houses builders built is heavily depend on the quality of the superintendent they had overseeing the project and the quality of subcontractors they used).

I agree that Florida real estate prices (and rents) are likely to either grow less quickly than the rest of the country, or decline more rapidly.

This is a ground-up development coordinated by CC&F (https://ccfne.com/), an operator that has been in business for 120 years and has built over 100 million sq ft of commercial real estate.

I'm considering a rowhome in baltimore city that was built long before 1978, and it is not registered with the maryland lead program.