But today, my husband and I live comfortably, and we’ve traveled to 20 countries over the past few years.I’ve been listening to BiggerPockets since 2013 and was even featured on the Rookie podcast.

People are comfortable with what they know.

We were boing to BRRRR in Ohio but decided to hold off on that as we didn't feel comfortable managing it from this far so held off on it.

If the insurance makes the numbers not work then yes walk, but if its more about the risk of being in a flood zone - 1/2 of florida is probably in a flood zone and its all about how comfortable someone is with the risk. 

If you put yourself in the lenders shoes and think about the risk of the deal and worst case if the borrower defaults what is in it for the lender?

Check their communication style - do they respond promptly, comfortable with video calls, and send regular updates?

Trying to make myself more comfortable with hiring help for setup. 

Since I have damage protection waiver in place I feel more comfortable asking for a smaller deposit.

I'm having trouble finding a tenant that I feel comfortable leasing the space to.

As for leasing, I feel comfortable in that area market to get $14/sf.