I have a few ideas of what you could do but it depends on what your property might be able to rent for.

(But not for a “I’m going to live in it 50 weeks out of the year and rent it out two weeks”, IMHO, if that was your idea.  

Hey all my name is Laurence I’m a brand new member of np I  live in Orlando fl I’ve listened to about 100 episodes of the podcast I have zero real estate experience I’m looking to buy my first property to house hack this year I have a decent amount of money in the savings account I could use for a down payment also have a good credit score I don’t have a high monthly income unfortunately but just looking for any advice or tips or friends to bounce ideas off I’m debating which market would be better between the central Florida area or the Tampa area I also would love to get involved in flips at some point 

Anyone have experience renting a Non-Conforming triplex unit that meets Code through Section 8?  I don't have much experience dealing with Section 8 and I wonder whether there's a risk of bringing attention to a non-c...

Just looking for ideas to put this money to its highest and best use.   

Or is just the same to talk to the property manager and pitch the idea of a rental arbitrage?

Anyone that has looked at Zillow's Zestimate can tell you that an algorithm can give you a general idea, but it is just aggregating past data and spitting out a number. 

Most look at a Certificate of Insurance and confirm coverage limits but best practices are to (1) become added as additional insured under contractors policy and (2) understand coverage exclusions which are not going to be detailed on an insurance certificate.

Just ensure to complete necessary due diligence - this can include, but is not limited to, title search, property inspection, appraisal and/or survey. 

What ideas do you have around retention?