Don't count on appreciation, even in a seemingly hot market like Florida.

Douglas you seem to be equating the fact that it's easy to sell a newly built high end home in a hot market with how easy/hard it is to build such a home. 

In reality what happens is you end up paying more for a "clean house" but because you are doing a flip people want new mechanicals (central air, 200 amp electric, pvc plumbing stack) so you end up doing a full gut or larger rehab then simple cosmetics and now your returns have shrunk.In your situation for your first investment I would be ok with a smaller return because of the experience gained, but for the next look for larger profit.

@Grace Santos what you can do, although tedious, is gather AirDNA comparables and then use google maps street view to see what the actual address is and send the address, the Air BnB listing, and the AirDNA printout for those specific comparables to the appraiser. 

Good for you.We're in Denver and Colorado Springs, mostly, but the housing market is similar along the Front Range ... and by similar, I mean hot.

All properties are 3 br, more than 2 baths, central air, and garages most 2 car. 

Tough sledding at first, until I took a leap of faith and invested $25,000 into the property to make it more appealing to guests on air bnb and vrbo.

Dear [Tenant's Name],RE: External Window Air Conditioning Installation and Removal GuidelinesAs we approach the warmer months, we understand the need for comfort within your living space.

I have read from other that if you are near the ocean the salt air can affect the lock.

As cash is low to even invest in another property in Canada - would courses be a viable option to learn Air BNB arbitrage or STR to potentially earn side income  ?