I just graduated college this past semester and I’m working in construction full time now.

Historically, full service management on the coast has been costly but in recent months management rates have come down and quality has improved.

Telling them they have 10 days to pay in full otherwise I CAN take them to court to evict.

It will be a single-story ranch with a full semi-finished basement. 9' walls.

None of these communities will be changing to residential neighborhoods, although a couple do have residential 'sides' that full time residents live in and can not be rented short term.Two of the big communities that you will have some issues with self managing are Reunion and Margaritaville.

If your doing REI to it's full potential, you don't pay 100% of the purchase price up front in cash.

Yep, been doing it full time since 2018ish.

I am about to graduate college in May 2025, and will be making about $120k (pre tax) in my full time job postgrad (Washington DC area).

I don't think being a long distance landlord is as easy as some tout but full disclosure I've stayed with 80 miles of my primary residences. 

This is a unique home and it actually has a full kitchen, 2 bed and 1 bath downstairs and I think it might be well suited as a very large vacation rental(entire home) or both floors being rented separately at some point in time.