And yes hurricanes are not that common but I should be prepared@Stetson Miller good point about finding a good HOA.

The replacements often lack the experience.If you're looking for tax preparation only, without tax advice, then the worst times to look for a CPA are March-April and August-October.

It is a lot of work to build property (more than fix and flip) so prepare to be busy.  

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Or turning your current residence into a rental and buying another primary and living in it until you can rent it to cash flow. 

No one has ever asked me. 3) Depends on if you want longterm or short term residents. 5) We used Redstar https://www.redstarbackgrounds.com/ they give you accept/decline recommendations.

The parent must file a gift tax return annually, and any remaining balance is included in the estate.If the home was your primary residence for at least 2 of the last 5 years, you may exclude up to $250,000 ($500,000 if married filing jointly) of capital gains from taxes.

I am going to assuming it's a nice house if it was your primary residence and it's in a nice location. 

I am a complete rookie to the real estate scene, I am looking to house hack for my first residence out of college.

The main reason I ask is because that is significantly below primary residence mortgage rates let alone any investment loans, if you can get rates like that I might need to make some changes on my end hahahTo answer your original question, assuming all else is equal long-term fixed rate debt is valuable.