In my home market of Florida, our insurance rates have made it much harder to have positive cash flow on a CRE deal.

Purchase price: $178,000 Cash invested: $10,000 primary home own use has an Airbnb/ short term rental 5 months out the year/sometime this year will try BRRRR

I know I can get an insurance plan, but is it worth the headache?

We did that for about 3 years until Jeff informed me he'd fallen behind on property taxes, and all of his lenders called the loans due.

I was wondering if there were any builders who have any good strategies on where to buy land when you're looking for spec homes.

Ensure you collect a proper security deposit (typically one month's rent in Florida) to cover potential damages.Your plan to increase rent next year makes sense given rising costs (taxes, insurance, and maintenance).

When planning a home renovation, it's easy to focus on the excitement of picking out tiles, colors, and layouts—but there’s a lot happening behind the walls and floors that often gets overlooked. 

You can also write off expenses such as property management, insurance, repairs, etc.

Try to get preapproved from a local loan broker or Co-op. 

Bridge loan.