By the way, that’s a very good passage and people definitely need to take it more seriously by applying themselves. :) I will share another. 

I just bought my first investment property and I'm already looking out a year from now to start applying BRRR.

What you stated only applies to St Pete itself, and not unincorporated Pinellas county.

Quote from @Cody Caswell: Quote from @Jay Hurst: Quote from @Cody Caswell: Is it true you can use taxes, depreciation, insurance, and mortgage interest for qualifying income when applying for an FHA loan on a primary residence? 

If more than one person applies together, then we combine their scores for a group average.

Licensed contractors have more of their "shtuff" together and thus are better at their job and naturally will cost more.

If they don't know how to screen and get the horrible tenant, they apply it to all.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

The thread addresses a different topic, the Real Estate Professional status, but the same principle applies to the hours in both contexts.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?