Tons of competition out here especially in Scottsdale so I stay out of areas with a ton of competition because I don't want to pay a premium on the purchase and then have to spend a ton more to furnish to keep up with the other STR's in the area.I bought mine in the cities close to where people want to be, but still far enough away that I could afford a bigger house. 

When I get BDC booking it is premium and I'm ok with sacrificing my rank/algorithm on Airbnb.

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

Although the "free version" provides a ton on useful information, the "premium/ paid-for version" seems to provide wider variety of helpful tools and features that further streamline the RE research process.

Easy to get someone on the phone, which is a big one for me and something I am willing to pay a reasonable premium for.

In my experience the best coverage with the lowest premiums hardly ever come from the big brand name insurance providers like Allstate, Statefarm, Geico, etc.

The house I just bought last week with 5% down was $620k purchase and the PMI is $108 per month, so pretty minimal in the big scheme of things; I would't pay the extra $93k to save $108 per month, that's only a 1.4% premium.

So, for example Washington might survey a 1 million acre estate, offer to purchase 550 premium acres (or accept such as payment for his services) and “bank” those 550 acres for future development. 

Insurance premium relief is trickling back into Florida, as Shawn said, but it's not widespread yet.

And lower rates won't fix that.Prices going up help that a bit because then the premium to buy a new construction home and pre-existing home isn't as great.