I feel a lot like @Ken Latchers, I have a genuine passion for STR.  

I'm currently writing all this down, and I seriously appreciate the time you took to share your expertise.It's great to hear about the resources you have in place in Florida, and the emphasis you place on understanding the market, having boots on the ground, and ensuring the availability of necessary resources for the entire investment life-cycle.I'm genuinely considering coming down to Florida, and I would be honored to meet with you and buy you a cup of coffee or lunch in exchange for further discussions on your valuable knowledge and insights.Again, thank you for being so generous with your advice.

With the potential for more storms predicted this summer, there's a genuine concern for further damage and financial loss.

And work to learn before work to earn especially young and in a new market. if a brokerage offers the right tools to help an agent excel at selling/ listing and then also make more sales, then it would be worth choosing a brokerage that may charge more because they would make more money even paying the fee which would give them more money to invest back into RE- VS a 100% commission / flat fee or low fee brokerage that maybe they are not getting the tools they need to grow and make more sales-- so while they earn 100% commission, they still have made less than if they had paid more to brokerages  that offered the right support to help accelerate their career.I agree that people shouldn't just choose brokerages or be wary of the fee's but if it genuinely helps someone say clear 100k after splits vs making 50-60k but 100% commission that's a 40k spread or about 4-5 additional transactions for a new agent. this is obviously conjecture but i have seen it in action in the career's of others where they chose the cheapest brokerage to save more to invest, but their deal volume was low and slow in comparison to another agent i know who chose a traditional 20-30% brokerage to cap- but got the support and one buddy is still scraping by and the other friend has hit top 10 in his brokerage and i've seen the support he has gotten pay off and he's been able to take care of debt , and go on trips.. and buy his first FLIP!

The unit is pretty nice and everyone seems to genuinely like it, but I believe the area is what is driving majority of the potential tenants away.

Hopefully she's genuine.

Experienced investors will want to help you if you show initiative, drive, and genuine interest.

Genuine oak hardwood floors were newly sanded/refinished less than a month before tenant moved in.

Are the company/provider reviews genuine and heartfelt?

I've been involved with real estate for over 20+ years and genuinely enjoy helping people achieve their real estate goals.