I have a decent amount saved up and will definitely have enough reserves in case anything come up.I am leaning towards starting in Florida since they have friendlier laws for landlords but need to do more reading into what that entails and if its worth sacrificing my ability to visit the property whenever I want.What areas in Florida and NY do you think I should focus my research in?

Most of the unit has a reddish brown/auburn style wood appearance flooring (that I wouldn't be able to match exactly), so I'm wondering what to go with to replace the kitchen flooring?  

You have the US-style standard properties that only the foreigners and wealthy and upper middle-class Mexicans can afford and buy.

You've sacrificed and been frugal for many years and now it's time to let cash flow pay off with something that boosts your morale, be it a nice car or a better apartment, etc., but still keep some of the passive cash flow adding to your job income for saving up for more investments. 

This did remove our ability to renegotiate for minor repairs but gave us the option to walk away without sacrificing the earnest money deposit if we found significant issies with the home.

Looking to get some insight from others that may have STR properties in the Lake Norman area.  I'm seeing that there is a strong resistance in certain neighborhoods (maybe rightfully so if there have been poorly overs...

Dave Ramsey style, “pay cash for rentals” or the “refi till ya’ die” Hartman style?

I developed this spreadsheet-style form with MS Access 2003, but you can do it with MS Excel or some other spreadsheet. 

Need to hire an innkeeperI have to provide breakfast, even if it's just  continental style. 

side by side townhome style etc?