Quote from @Adam Bartomeo: A tenant that pays their balance after they move out is almost like spotting a unicorn, bigfoot, or finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Even discounting the ocean, ca has the highest and lowest spots in continuous US (and you can do them both in the same day if you are fit enough).  

Commissions don’t like to do Spot zoning changes.  

To piggyback on Henry's comments, he's spot on with #4.

Congratulations.I hope to be in a similar spot in a few years. 

For further background, I’m looking to purchase a spot around 750K, but want to seller finance 100-200k of the price to reduce the need for a large down payment / keep myself liquid for renovation costs. 

@Theresa Harris is spot on.

. - Definitely not in a spot to have full time people yet and even if I did I would need someone I trusted to manage them which only adds a further cost to things.

Renting by the room doesn't make sense for a lot of people but when you have 4 bedrooms and 4 parking spots it might. 

While Vegas might feel like a good choice because it’s closer, let me make the case for Panama City Beach or Destin—they’re the kind of spots that could turn your first investment into a major win.Here’s the thing: PCB and Destin aren’t just beach towns—they’re vacation magnets.