The current tenants are month to month and not interested in buying, and the existing mortgage balance is assumable (3.65%) for qualified buyers.I know it's a great house -- and with the assumable mortgage -- a great buy for someone looking to save with current interest rates sitting as they are. 

I'm interested in flipping, and short-term rentals at the moment to build good cash flow, then pivot into more of a buy-and-hold/appreciation play 10-15 years from now.

Whether you are a veteran looking to buy a home or an investor seeking the right funding for your next deal, I am here so put me to work.  

Investment Info:Townhouse buy & hold investment.

In your case, you are probably better off buying a break-even deal in Tampa then a deal with $200 cash flow OOS.

Are the other properties you're buying in/around Macon? 

Focus and consistency are going to be your best friends.Also, I wouldn't tackle buy-and-holds right now unless you currently have a high cash flow revenue stream in place.

The auto pay does work really well and i have all but one of them using it.

Check with your municipality about how property taxes will change when you buy the place.

You can quickly see why looking at this graph - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/buying-vs-renting-house-in-...You can see how in 2015 the average mortgage was cheaper than the average rent, so it was easier to make the math work with light value add and just buying single family homes.