And I understand that there is a person here on BP that started a meetup for St Joe, but I have not seen them posting it lately..

My partner and I have a flip that we will be starting in mid march as well!

Quote from @Makani Donaldson: Hey everyone, I'm wondering what's the best way to approach a seasoned investor to start out. 

They are starting to age out.5.  

It would have saved me a lot of time. 

Most 1031s will start in one location and end in another anyway. 

Just make sure you are saving towards those slow months during the peak months, buy a deal at the right price (don't overpay just because its a turnkey STR or you think it will make more money than projected), and look into ways to increase bookings during those slow months with some marketing and operation tweaks. 

Knowing your current state comps is a great place to start and a real estate agent can help pull those figures quickly. 

What I find to be most valuable: Ease of use, cost-savings and efficiency and here's what I mean: If using an interior designer to furnish your rental, they will hand you a list of supplies + furniture to buy and what I was able to do with Minoan is upload that list as a CSV file and then they come back with a quote of all of the items they can fulfill along with their respective discount. 

Looking for any advice for someone starting out in this realm.