It's a super affordable real estate market where you can still find deals that hit the 1% rule anywhere from $120-180k for a single family (or $200-250k for a multifamily) purchase price.

Do you want to do Single-family homes or Multi-family? 

I’ve watched investors lose momentum by sticking to a single city’s slower regulations when a neighboring municipality was more open to new builds.

Thanks Jaycee,I think to start I am probably looking at a single family just to get my feet wet.

Parts of Garden City Beach are prone to flooding, so if you're buying a single-family house you'd definitely want Flood insurance. 

There are more factors than just the community (#beds, level of theming, location to the amenities, style of home (single family, townhome, condo) and others) But I would strongly advise to stay within some of the same communities you mentioned like Storey Lake, Windsor Hills, Championsgate and a few others if cash flow is your goal.

I have 4 single family homes rented and rehabing 2 currently, in the pee dee area.

We bought a single family up here last year and converted a garage to an ADU, which rented out really quickly to a great young couple.

The area’s limited number of apartment buildings means that many renters prefer single-family properties, creating steady demand for these homes.Happy to chat further if needed.

I understand I can increase liability in each individual landlord policy, but one single umbrella policy is much more cost effective when I have multiple properties.