Quote from @Emory Clayton: From what I can tell, and my personal experience, you will have to lower standards so the Section 8 applicants can qualify.I'm not a fan of Section 8 because they tend to be far more problematic than tenants that pay their own bills.

@Jesse Jones-Smithhi. i tend not to advise people on personal residence items because... it's too personal. so i'll just pick one thing you mentioned and provide a comment. 

I've been to some local events when I used to live there (2020-2023) but I tend to like networking 1 on 1 more than at events. 

Rent appreciation also tends to be higher and cash flow tends to be much better over time as rents increase more steeply, but it may take several years to spin off positive cash flow as opposed to right away.

With short term rentals, you tend to take a larger cut as there are many things involved in the day to day upkeep, think 12-25%.

I've only done one of these and the seller was well versed and kind of led the way so now it is my turn to get educated on it 🤓After lots of reading/listening/learning I am wondering why do we all tend to use LLCs more than Land Trusts in Florida?

Part of the “problem” is that unqualified  syndicators tend to take money from anyone who meets minimal governmental requirements.  

Purchase price: $274,995 Cash invested: $81,011 One-stop real estate investment, using a company that provides soup-to-nuts service (sales, closing, funding, property management).

Even the most active moderators tend to stick to specific forum topics.

I have thought about direct mail campaigns and like the idea, but that tends to have at least a 2-3 month lead time on contacts.