With interest rates and prices skyrocketing, I believe this strategy has the potential to become a hot trend in our area.My plan is to acquire properties via seller finance or subject to, optimize it for this strategy and then repeat the process to multiply and increase income sources.

Research hot areas like Fountain Square and consider the stable rental market.

They designed the hell out of it, added a hot tub, and they're averaging $80k for the first two years. 

After talking to one of these companies, you'd be surprised at how many places test hot that you wouldn't expect.

Do you think this storm will cause prices to finally decline in the once red hot short-term rental market in Florida?

We added a fence, landscaping, a deck and a hot tub.

It’s a great strategy in a hot market where properties move quickly, but profit margins can shrink in slower or uncertain markets.On the other hand, buy-and-hold offers long-term wealth-building through appreciation and rental income.

Starting in Highlands neighborhood (or northside) which used to be a very rough part of town, is now the one of the top 3 most desirable are in the metro and this has slowly trickled down into neighborhoods south.I am an engineer so I love to base my decisions on data, so for example looking at census data, I like to look at % of high income earners in an area to gauge if I should invest or notFor 80204 which includes the neighborhood of Villa Park, in 2010 the % considered upper middle/high income was 4.2% of households. 2022 census says that now it is 40.5%On the other end is 80219 which includes the neighborhood Westwood which would have the lowest income area on my list, in 2010 Westwood had 4% as well, by 2022 it had 21.1% high /upper middle income earners.I have properties in both and tenant applicants are a wide variety (lower income folks on rental assistance to high income earnings wanting to rent in an area before buying a home) so its hard to put a property class in this area. 

So is the idea have the total rent be the rent plus prior years usage (one statement that says $755), or give them a statement that says $700 rent + $55 heat hot water?  

Have great weather most of the year ( few months get super hot and super cold ).