I had some success in doing a house hack short term rental with my first property and wanted to continue growing my portfolio.

The past 3 people who did that have either continued to be demanding or have had their contracts "canceled" and I have to work to get the money in the long run.

All told, cash flow will be a function of your down payment and your management of the property.FL tourism continues to flourish. 

In 90 days, the Board of Directors will reevaluate our cash position and decide if we will continue to recommence or continue to pause distributions.

Dave Ramsey of course believes in having zero debt, but the money you are borrowing was fairly cheap so why not continue to leverage it?

.- I am aware of my 1031 options should I want to sell and defer taxes beyond that 3-year date (and would need to continue to do so until death if I wanted to avoid those taxes instead of just defer them). - I believe the current rental situation I have is better than the property warrants.

Different states and municipalities have different rules so it would be good to brush up on them if this continues.

The industry continues to see consolidation, with private equity-backed firms actively acquiring, albeit at a slightly slower pace than the frenzy a few years back.

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They can switch to whatever company they want and continue to do bad business.