The current portfolio doesn't require much management, but I feel there is opportunity to grow the portfolio moving forwards. 

Once you know the "basics', you can then invest OOS more successfully.If you can't afford to invest in your home area, how will you grow your knowledge of an OOS if you take a shotgun approach to where you buy?

prices are so high it is tough to make things work at 7% interest.What the investors that I work with have found is if you go a bit outside the Tampa area into smaller growing markets you will be able to find investments that work. 

McKinney and Princeton have been growing a lot and it is a good place to invest, but it is always related to what you are looking to achieve in a rental investment, appreciation or cash flow.At this time that area does not offer a big cash flow and due to the amount of development going on there, rental demand has declined a bit.In any case you have to make an analysis case by case.

Personally I like to do things the "right way" and if you plan is to grow you may be better off hiring it out. 

., there is a much lower vacancy in Prime office space, which CBRE predicts that trend will continue with vacancy levels being below pre-pandemic for Prime space by 2027 (Source)Many people who work in the D.C. metro will still be able to work hybrid or fully remote due to the nature of their jobs or company incentives.

It's a far better starting point for a new investor slowly growing a portfolio.You can learn more about that here on a Bigger Pocket Podcasts and here, and here is an article on it too. 

But, it’s not a business because even if successful, you don’t own the underlying asset, so unless you grow very large you have nothing to sell.  

There is strong rental demand because of growing population, job market, and the booming tech scene. 

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