Saint Pete proper (city limits) is a 30 day minimum but as you indicated IRB, Seminole and some others jurisdictions like Largo etc are legal.  20% CoC is tough, but not impossible. 

I'd love to buy from desperate sellers there.I don't know where you get your information about the Dominican Republic but it has very little to do with the information that I get from some of the best real estate agents, developers and lawyers and government contacts.Finally, my advice to everyone is to go beyond the trivial and do a proper due diligence, taking advice from the right sources.

I would just add that people should be cautious to only buy properties that have a legal, properly permitted ADU.

However, because Shellpoint has CONSISTENTLY FAILED to properly credit my accounts over and over, it is a non-stop string of emails stating I am past due, blah blah blah.

.- Purchase price: $250k- Sale price: $350k- Depreciation: $9k => Roughly ( ($250k*.50)/27.5yrs) *2yrs)- 2023 marginal bracket: 32%What is the proper taxation?

1) have a building inspector come out and see if your shower answer is legal, proper, and common. 2) if so, and there’s no other reasonable cure lower their rent for the inconvenience, offer to let them out of the lease?

For example, a properly executed deed from a now-deceased grantor and recorded a month after death might appear to title as acceptable risk.

However, you can conduct a proper analysis and due diligence prior to purchasing that will mitigate cash flow losses.From a management standpoint, are you charging enough for rent?

I am certainly guilty of biting off more than I can chew when it comes to taking on projects that I was not skilled enough to properly move forward, and have used professionals on a few of the projects to get me to the finish line. 

If you plan your expenses properly the income you get from your properties will cash flow for decades and that is money you can reinvest into stocks if you want but it is a stream that is ongoing and you can pass down if you want.