I'm going to be honest, it is kind of scary venturing into unfamiliar territory, after 19 years in the home health industry, but being part of Bigger Pockets gives me the confidence necessary to not give up or slow down. 

Look into Tampa’s overall economic health, job growth, and any upcoming developments that could impact property values.If you're also in need of fund for your fix and flip venture, let's connect.

This is costly and time consuming, however.  

You also have higher expenses with STR and MTR, you have all the utilities, furnishings, and consumables to account for as well.Combining strategies with house hacking makes it easier to get to cash flow.

Take that into account.I firmly believe no investor should invest until there's zero consumer debt, mortgage I prefer paid off too but I get why it's not the highest priority.

What you do have to check into are the limits for staying so that you don't lose your Canadian Health Insurance.

She's willing to pay the rent for the next two months to be a PITA, that is her choice.Inform her in writing the need to keep the AC set to a minimum level to protect the health and safety of the property even if she is not living there.

All communications have to be through email, which is some cases is great, but in others it is horrificly time-consuming and inefficient. 

As far as finding the property and in which market to buy, that has been the most time consuming for me with analyzing deals, putting in offers, etc. 

They do have filters, but it's clunky and time consuming compared to QBO's search.