Beautiful weather, outdoor activities, and a vibrant culture add an extra layer of appeal for both residents and investors.But Florida isn't a one-size-fits-all market.

 just start generating leads and start talking to people and when you’re not doing that educate yourself also hire a mentor just basically get active..

Typically a real estate agent can service four times more listings then active buyer clients with the same amount of time commitment.Marketing to buyers usually leads you to buyers.

I am actively looking to remodel or build a 8 to 10 RAL in the Houston area.

The LLC was used in an active business for separation of the active business from my other businesses, rental for one.

In your scenario, claiming that $117k depreciation deduction could lower your taxable income from $700k to $583k, which is a huge benefit in the short term.As for the RE pro status, if one of you becomes a full-time real estate professional, you can potentially offset active income (like W2) with passive losses from real estate. 

Quote from @Andrew Lawlor: I've been actively investing in short-term rental properties for the past three years, managing one live property and another that will go live in two months.

This is a highly regulated activity by the CFPB.

Many times, hosts think the company or broker provided a STR policy just to find out when a claim is made there was a little sentence in the fine print that stated any STR activities canceled the policy out.

Are hard money lenders active in the area.