I'm a Real estate investor new to the middle TN market and am looking to build a team of agents, lenders, contractors etc.

I have had them move out in the middle of the or had to evict them for breaking the lease. 

Attempting to get in the middle of 2 sophisticated parties with a competitive middle man already in the market (commercial brokers) is tough.

I aim to attract middle income, long term tenants.

Pompano FL ,AT least quadrupled in price over the last 10 years Cincinatti great returns over 10 years, Indy Great returns and still doing well, Akron Cleveland, Tripled, quadrupled or more on value on top of 25-30% NET incomeWe were told we were crazy 10+ years ago, from the internet, well how wrong were all the experts :) Amazon now has 2 mill sq ft, Sherwin Willams built a massive 30 story new headquarters in the middle of the city, new Hotels, massive infrastructure and so so much more.

The real estate leverage issue has fans on both ends and many in the middle.

Probably would lean somewhat towards buyer's market but still relatively in the middle.

We are in the middle of starting our STR and would love all and any information I can get my hands on.

I believe there’s a middle ground to be found, and I remain hopeful for the next three to five years.Has anyone heard from friends, family, or fellow investors expressing concerns that Florida is becoming a risky place, causing them to shy away from buying?

If your unit is more B/C class where you can attract lots of decent hard working entry level to middle class workers then I would focus on improving the units to capture those kinds of tenants and oust the trouble makers you have.