It's a new suburb just starting out ,there are no large single family rentals ,it's mostly townhomes that are being rented out, which falls in 2500-2700$ .

Rents have gone down since I started my research.

Quote from @Rushi Shah: Hi everyone, my partner and I are renting right now and looking to start our landlord journey.

Started the process on 1 house in Cape Coral Nov. of 2021. 

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Any LLC we start in the future will be held in the trust.

Let’s start with CompliancePrompt:[1] You are an expert in the federal and state taxation of landlords owning rental property [you need to tell the AI what is expected].[2] I am a CPA, with expertise in taxation of real estate [unless you want a watered-down response, tell the AI that you want a granular response][3] Use IRAC format [This is used by attorneys.

That said, even with conservative rental income estimates, my living expenses would eventually drop to several hundred dollars less than what I’m currently paying in rent once the house hack starts generating income.I do have cash reserves to weather some rough patches, but the idea of pushing my budget this hard makes me uneasy.

It's time to start the process as everyone else mentioned above.

Do you also use Redfin/Zillow as a starting point?