Additionally, do you all generally use a smaller income criteria if the rent is inclusive of utilities? 

I am currently 21 years old and was recently hired with my dream job in Sarasota County (I saw that Sarasota wasn’t an option so I picked the closest.)

If I had to leave a takeaway from this post before getting too far in it would be that whatever goals are had you have, we have these goals for a reason and typically it does not go exactly as planned but even if it doesn't go as planned, we can pick up where we left off and give it a fresh start.

It kind of feels like the rest of the market - you kind of have to pick a lane between cash flow and appreciation. 

Thanks for touching base and let me know if there's room for collaboration on any of your projects or just willing to share lessons you've picked up along the way.

In many places there are some utilities provided by the municipality.

I believe you can also utilize an independent savings account, but you should check with the bank to make sure.

As well as utilizing them to market and sell your properties.

Or get work done with a good GC and pick off some subs you meet to do work direct for you.

I think it'll pick up as we get into Feb.