Tampa is a strong market with steady population growth and high demand.

What happens during periods when the demand for legal work is lower?

@Seidy Lasker Wash sale rules apply to stock options if they are deemed "substantially identical" to a security sold at a loss within 30 days, such as options with similar expiration dates or strike prices.

@Andreas MathewsThere is definitely availability and demand for property managers.

Don't have any land specifically, although we've got a small town about 40 minutes north of Baton Rouge we've been investing in lately that seems to have some demand.

deposited in a demand deposit account?  

and many who reposition big multi do the same.. they have to vacate the units they have substantial negative cash flow then it starts to come back but they get big upside value add 

and because of that demand, people will accept lower returns, and the good inventory gets snapped up before a lot of us even see it.the 'best' investments right now are the higher effort / higher risk ones. 

You are working a demanding corporate job but also want to build rentals on the side.

If you do not have a loan you would be very foolish to not have substantial liability insurance at a minimum.