You don't necessarily need to invest in WA in order to be closer to home.

They already have a track record (good or bad) with you, so you can decide based on payment history, inspections, etc.

To get a 3/2 with a pool in Naples you're looking at 550k+ in a decent area where a STR would thrive, in Cape Coral its closer to 400k+ depending where in the Cape the house is located. 

In a few of the states there is either a form. you must sign or an application that your escrow closer must file in order to exempt from any state taxes or withholdings that might normally be collected at sale . 

Sec 8 here also inspects the home each year, in addition to your PMs inspections (if you have one).

Still, we are looking for more granular data that breaks down by unit configuration closer match to the minimums set for each military, rank) plus estimates for the costs of utilities. 

Confirm fireplace has been cared for as part of your quarterly inspection.

And I am doing CD's not LWO's which the #'s with LWO's are even lower close rate than CD's.

Definitely make those assessments during inspection or prior to making an offer if you can to save yourself the time. 

If they require an inspection, keep in mind you will not be able to fix any issues as it is a federal crime to alter a HUD home in any waySo in summary, it can be a very difficult and costly process to activate utilities and in many cases not possible