So, any excess effort in dealing with it is likely wasted as it won't be recovered from the tenant.

My concern with FL real estate is that if something doesn't change soon, most property will be uninsurable except through excess lines and there is very limited accountability/oversight as to whether or not these over seas insurance agencies even have the funds for payouts. 

“Kim Lisa Taylor is a nationally recognized real estate securities attorney, speaker and author of the No. 1 Amazon best selling book “How to Legally Raise Private Money" and her newest publication, "How to Raise Capital for Real Estate Legally."

I could probably continue to source leads by increasing my web presence and some local advertising, someone more local to the area would have a clear advantage, I believe.

For a foreign investor, the red tape for a traditional mortgage can be excessive - to say the least. 

Seems like Google doesn't partner with AirBnB like they do VRBO, booking.com, and others so that means my property won't show up as a vacation rental with the "check availability" booking link on google maps or google web search. 

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

We only pay the cleaner extra if there was excessive cleaning while a pet was at the property.

We will always have desirable locations that have more demand than supply and the excess supply will go somewhere.

I was hesitant about joining the group because I've never had good luck with forums and web groups.