I have another one under remodeling that I plan to do as a short term rental (no experience yet, but this house is next door to my home).I have a dedicated website that I maintain myself where I publish the details, applications etc, also list it on zillow and do the screening through mysmartmove.

Have a legal advisor or counsel review your documents before signing.These will make your ultimate exit strategy, post Hard Money financing period, much easier when: - preparing & submitting paperwork for individual tax returns - maintaining the note in good stating with consistent payments & digital payment history paper trail - digital and/or easy access to documentation - preparing for a Re-Fi, Conventional financing, payoff, or even Flip/Sale & deed/title reconveyance to remove the Hard Money Lein holider at the end of the note's term

They also do not work in a timely fashion so if it’s a rental that could be a problemJust food for thoughtFor us what we make sure we do is service and maintain our equipment like hvac and appliances which often leads to longer life spans

Maintaining open and proactive communication is key to a successful lending relationship.

Absentee owners who manage from a distance generally maintain their properties in worse condition.

My area of expertise is in finance but in stock/equities/commodities and not in real estate so I'm trying to read up as much as possible on the current state of FL real estate.

Co-star stock however is up.

I have always been interested in financial literacy so I have been looking for a another good investment outside of stocks and bonds.

Realize at the outset that real estate will involve all different types to service, maintain, repair, improve, insure, manage and eventually sell.  

I'm going to unload the gold progressively, the fixed rate debt, and BDCs into mega cap stocks, large cap stocks, and options among both areas.