Look in the events for Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, tagged for Sarasota, the link is in there.

I told him to save all his money for one more year and study all he can to maybe learn, "The Art of the Deal." 

Is this the “Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing” meets I’ve seen?

@Art Webb I don’t live locally but I know when I stayed in Conroe a while back there are plenty of air B&Bs off the lake I don’t know about management

The numbers approach appeals to me vs the "black art" of valuation, but I guess I need to become best buddies with an agent with extensive multi-unit experience anyways if this is the course I want to pursue. 

Frisco is especially appealing in the summer...with easy access to everything, a cool downtown, and wall-to-wall festivals (bbq, art fest, 4th of July, etc).

There's part spreadsheet and part "art" or gut feeling when it comes to estimating rents.

There is no one right answer or magic bullet, it is more art than science.  

The units are right next to the new Culinary Art Institute/ Oxbow market.  

Appraisals are more art than science.