I am in Florida and that is exactly what I do..I help OOS investors find high profit investment properties. 

(c) Do any of you have some specific market considerations I should take into account OR that I should be researching (high taxes, pertinent rent laws, etc.)?

I highly recommend interviewing multiple contractors and ask them for references. 

I would look FAR AND WIDE for someone to do an investment property HELOC -OR- go to a bunch of banks and CUs (including who you bank with now) to find someone to provide an unsecured (or secured if you have other collateral) LOC to get rid of the high int debt.

The PM rate in every area is different, in my experience, some are low percentage and low quality and then there are some that have high percentage and low quality.

Focus on high-demand rental areas (suburbs for multifamily, tourist/business hubs for STRs) and consider scaling with the BRRRR method to build passive income.

It's highly debatable whether $50k can be considered "reasonable compensation" if you make $200k from commissions on the properties you sell yourself (as opposed to a split with your agents).

I am broken record here on the forums - I highly suggest checking out as many in-person networking events as possible!  

I should probably focus less on the highs and lows and aim for that average ARV per location and what buyers/renters are looking for. 

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