I believe in putting in the work—1,000 hours of research, testing, and learning—before offering advice, and I’m excited to tap into the collective wisdom of this community to refine my approach.Here’s where my head is at: I’m considering strategies like short-term rentals (Airbnb) for higher cash flow, long-term rentals for steady income, or even creative options like house hacking or partnerships to stretch the funds further.

I have contacts for long and short term managers in the Tampa/ St Pete/ Lakeland area. 

So if you are looking to hold long term, you must take that into consideration.

My wheelehouse is long term management of investment properties, but I do have a good relationship with a loca Chattanooga broker who helps investors in the area.

I've heard there's a good chance the mortgage company won't care as long as the payments continue to be made on time but I still want to protect myself just in case.

And even then, the life cycle is generally pretty long from first contact to closing.  

But it doesn't seem to be riskier and more doomed to fail than BRRRR and other types of long term holding/land lording.  

Rentrange costs the manager to run each report, so as long as you do not abuse it or send the PM 30 properties I would help you.

TurnKey, Buy-and-holds, flips, or maybe long-term rentals?

I’ve been in this business a long time, and I know firsthand how overwhelming that first deal can feel—especially when it comes to financing.