I didn't, and the people at Eagle Rock, who approved permits and necessary utility connections, were not very cooperative, which made the process more stressful than it had to be.I've seen lots listed on Zillow and the Aggressive Real Estate web site. 

If you have zero vacancies, zero tenant damage, make sure utilities (especially heat) stay on every winter even if the tenant doesn’t pay.  

Add utilities, lawn and pool care $800-1000.

Service would change, though, as the successful experiences of early-adopter customers would demonstrate the utility and superiority of NewCo.

I would however recommend elevating anything placed in a non-elevated utility room to ensure damage is unlikely in future storms.

Regarding property management, utilizing local property managers can save you time, and using PropStream effectively for filtering properties by distress level and location will certainly help with finding stronger deals.

We don't have that guideline for cash-outs, we just utilize the 1007. 

I'm utilizing social media to the fullest with multiple groups that are centered around moving to Florida.

I'm a member of one local STR page that vets owners by requiring they see a utility bill with the address and the owner's name.

While I don’t suggest that the smaller type investor purchase and utilize “exotic” vehicles like foreign asset protection trusts, family limited partnerships with outside controls, or Byzantine or convoluted maze of ownership entities, the more simple strategies of using Series LLCs, self directed retirement plans, and paying off their home mortgage to the extent of the Federal BK homestead exemptions can insure that a plaintiff attorney never even considers going after them.