@Kyle Trotman If you purchased with a hard money loan conventional lenders will require extensive seasoning to utilize the new appraised value for cash out. 

Over time your Tampa investment will start to cash flow.

paying mgt any landscape/snow/utilities?

I mean myself and any bank would need more details, but if you utilize that large sum as a downpayment and have a small mortgage, wouldn't you easily qualify for the debt to income?

Utilizing empty lot space in this way helps to combat the increasing housing prices and limited supply many markets have been experiencing.

Now purchasing a home with cash is always good b/c obviously cash is king but also I think the part you might've missed is that, the money your utilizing on these home's won't actually be yours, but the banks or whatever institution you used to fix the home or make its value worth more.

Quote from @Kadeem Kamal: I’m starting the process of doing a 1031 where I’ll get about 300k to put towards the the next property.

The first apartments I rented as the owner, were previously rented by the former owner at $150 month including utilities. 

Read Landlording on Autopilot by Mike Butler to get started.

We've utilized the VA loan for our current home, and this strategy has worked well so far.