To be successful in Miami, you would need to have some serious capital to compete with the groundswell of experienced investors and developers.

If you decide to go the multifamily route, Real Estate lab .com is a multifamily software for deal analysis plus they have many other useful features. 

use STR reports it's more representative of major hotel markets and hotel inventory. find hte right brand. we just did a 150 page report on one development site.

Also, keeping an eye on zoning changes or upcoming developments can help you get ahead of the curve.Would love to hear more about your experiences too—what areas are you currently focusing on?

Happened to me many years ago on a Townhouse development I was the Broker for in the 80s..

For the last 6 months I've closed 5 deals. and 2 of them are from the leads captured from the software.  

Other than new construction development same here we have no senior debt its all cash.. of course unlevered returns are are a little less but man is it so much easier to manage and not worry about paying the senior debt all the reporting One has to do etc etc.. having been through a terrible down cycle with syndication decades past and watching what the guys I worked for went through and lost I just decided if we cant pay cash I am not going to do it. 

These initiatives exist in both Italy and Spain but are not meant to compete with developed areas like the Costa del Sol.That said, it’s important to note that I know the Costa del Sol very well, as my parents are from the region.

I had hear the island is massively lacking in hotels so it makes sense there are incentives for developers. 

The truly tragic natural disasters in California, North Carolina, Florida and others of the past six months are evidence that no location is truly 'climate safe,' however there are geographical areas that can expect less weather extremes and lower costs of living, developing, insuring and seemingly...surviving.