For buy-and-hold investors, DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) loans are an excellent choice for a few key reasons:1.

I'm looking to make connections, offer services, and gain some knowledge.

Soak up knowledge and make some investor friends on the same journey you are.

However, with my limited knowledge they seem like they could serve a similar purpose for me. 

Heck my 7 unit I paid 180k and put in maybe 40k, rents are about 53k a year and going higher, KNOWLEDGE is power LOL, All the best 

No specific questions yet, just looking to continue to meet others, hear some experiences, and generally soak up the knowledge here. 

We manage our lives and finances , make good choices .

But my real estate investment knowledge is very limited to the basics that one always starts buying it as their primary residence. 

Brevard County further south may be a better choice but not without local knowledge. 

After talking to two realtors with intimate knowledge of the area, we learned that STR rents and annual occupancy are just too low to even cover the PITI of properties in the area, let alone maintenance, supplies, lawn care, snow removal, etc.