Here are some reasons to get the ball rolling:Thriving Market: Florida's population continues to boom, fueled by warm weather, a strong job market, and a business-friendly climate.

This motivation lead me and a business partner to start Raise the Standard Property Management.

It offers flexibility as a landlord to be able to offer more or less rooms as needed, protection to the landlord in that you can hedge with adding LTR or STR to the mix, and simplification to the business as your only dealing with one address.

Quote from @John Friendas: There's a house I'm considering buying with a business partner as an investment rental.

Additionally, I expect applicants to follow instructions in the advertisement and application, to make and keep appointments, to show up on time for appointments, dress and behave appropriately at appointments, and in general demonstrate throughout the process that they are someone that is easy and pleasant to do business with.

Referrals from local investors on BiggerPockets can be a great resource. https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/agents@Mark Ainley sounds like a great person to link up with!

Lane Kawauka (sic) or something like that is the one who lost a project and 10 mil of investor equity POOF.. there is a thread on it on BP  @Chris Seveney Chris is good with BP he could probably put the link to the thread up if he is not busy.

I am not sure what type of real estate investing you're considering, but it sounds like, with your family and busy job, you won't have a lot of time to be hands-on or personally involved. 

We’ve been in business for 15 years, with a capitalization of $300M.

We look forward to an incredible 2025 and continuing to grow our businesses together.