They pressured us not to make loans to investors and, all the banks I worked for, were really tight on their investor lending to the point that they only did it for strong clients that might do a deal on the side.

If you mount the new beam below the ceiling $1500 material labor...if you put it up into the floor joists above $2500-3000 (meaning so you can't see the new beam once the ceiling on the drywall is repaired)  Figure another $65-70 per sheet of drywall needed for repairs. 

There is a lot of pressure to choose your tenants wisely, and make sure they all get a long.

Quote from @Shoaib Ali Chaudhary: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You are in a good spot with your background and skills, but you are putting too much pressure on making it your full-time job now so you sound like you are rushing.

Maybe creative financing options or shifting property classes could help ease the pressure.

While it's true that some Floridians are moving out, particularly due to rising insurance costs and other economic pressures, Florida continues to see a net influx of residents.

One they fixed (AC not working), the other they got to a barely acceptable state (hot water and pressure).My favorite part related to the conference was on shuttle to the airport. 

The option I keep coming back to is ceiling mounted cassettes.

People who have summited their personal Mount Everest and achieved the so sought after Financial Freedom.

So I hired a company to pressure wash my apartments (8 units) in New York State and the guy fell off the roof.