While this can be good for long-term appreciation, it can also impact cash flow for buy-and-hold investors.Insurance Costs: Florida's hurricane risk can translate to higher insurance premiums for property owners.Competition: Florida's popularity attracts a lot of investors.

Work your 9 to 5 for several years and in your free time grow your real estate business on the side.

Tacoma has a growing real estate community, and there are plenty of opportunities to connect with investors.

You'll realize how much faster your money grows at 11%. 

Is your goal to use being an agent for your own personal investments or actively try and grow your agent business to eventually leave your W2?

I know that I have to rely heavily on a solid property management company to not only maintain but to help find me deals as our relationship grows.

Contrary to popular belief, major hurricanes are not as common as some think - as someone who's lived in St.

I'd imagine once you get bigger and do more deals your network naturally grows and you no longer have to market in those same ways or just naturally grow out of it.

Which of these ideas would you try first to grow your deal flow or funding network?

That said, here are the actuals:Unit count: 13 offices (sizes range from 165sqft to 2,800 sqft - it's a local mom & pop type commercial building in an A-/ B+ town that's growing) Gross Rent: $20,801Expense Ratio: 50.7%NOI: $9,736 (year 1, after vacancy) ---Cash Flow: $2,536 / moCap Rate: 6.5%