FL appreciation - property is still fairly newish and don't want to miss out on potentially solid capital appreciation in next 5-10 years - assuming that happens-Other caveat is ability to sell in coming few months without paying any capital gains taxes, which will not always be the caseThere is no crystal ball, Appreciation is/was the goal but who knows if that will happen and at what rate realistically with increasing costs of ownership here.

The good news is that in these types of cities, there are significantly more properties for sale (albeit at lower price points), and you can gain traction with a few houses per month more easily than in tougher markets like Tampa or Dallas, for example.

@Adolphus Fletcher Like others have mentioned, gaining a non-recourse loan is a challenge unless in some cases where the loan is a commercial style loan of $5MM+ and the borrowing entity has strong income & assets to satisfy the lender's concern tied to the guarantee of the loan.

Since I'm an agent I do have access to non-owner occupied properties so my challenge lies in determining cost-effective marketing strategies. 

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Market risk comes more from location of property in market, access, highest and best use for property, ability to revenant property, size of market, etc. 

Make sure you clearly identify the common areas (accessible to everyone living in the unit) and the private areas (like individual bedrooms).

I know at NW we are all licensed agents and that does make a difference because we have access to resources some wholesalers we don't have and of course, litigation.... we not only want to operate ethically and morally, but there are real consequences to not. 

AND, for the items we did get at HD, I had a corporate account and weekly everything was ran through on purchases for my corporate pricing that in-store associates, even pro-desk, has no access to other than seeing what corporate sent them for my invoice. 

Plus, if your property isn’t right on the water, the chances of it getting completely wiped out are even smaller, around 10%.And if you’re not in a flood zone, then it’s really just a matter of balancing the cost of insurance versus the potential gains in a market where people are panicking.