Hi Craig,After managing hundreds of properties and investing in 30 rentals myself, I've found Florida to be a great market for long-term rentals, especially in areas like Tampa Bay where there’s steady growth.

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If you love property management and want to start a business keep looking into it.Otherwise keep buying income producing properties to generate wealth.

If you self manage short-term rentals it's well within reach. 

Managing 17 shopping centers and selecting sites for new developments is no small feat—kudos to you!

Has it developed much in the last 5 years? 

HUDuser.org is great for vacancy rates, but cross-referencing with local market reports is important for more context.For job diversity and employers, LinkedIn or regional economic development websites often provide insights.

I lived there for a couple years and I met this guy who has bought and managed a ton of property there. 

We talked about an aggressive paydown at a rate of $5k for the next 6 months to make the deal sweeter for the next person, but renting it would be preferable to that I believe since I can get a higher return on smaller development projects at a burn rate like that. 

There's also huge development projects, many spearheaded by Dan Gilbert's Bedrock investment company.