@Shane Regnier I've flipped a bunch of houses in Ocala but have yet to dabble in the rental market. 

That being said, if you're 23 and you don't own a home, I really do recommend starting with a house hack as you don't need the 25% down capital to get started and you kill 2 birds with one stone by getting a rental and having a roof over your head. 

As you begin you REI journey here is a piece of advicecheck out this website for a great over view of a city https://www.areavibes.com/This website gives you a total livability score and you can see things like crime rate, housing, walking score and more.Best of luck!

They even sent someone from the city to the house to tell us to stop operating it as a STR. 

Overall, it's going to be up to the state and local governments to enact changes that will affect the local housing markets.

Spend a little more money than you might have been planning to, buy in a better area (i.e. not a “turn key” 100k house off the mls), and self manage.

Best thing is to call the housing authority that manages the voucher program in your city/county.

Current house is 2500 sqFt 4 bed 2.5 baths. 

Transaction volumes continue to be slowed with days on market increasing, but Sellers are remaining defiant and not coming off too much of their higher prices.

I would focus on coaching that helps you become a local expert and build relationships with sellers, not try all the BS marketing techniques.