Below are some general guidelines on investing in the Florida markets including the market zone, destination category, length of season, and recommended entry budget for a short-term vacation rental property in that market.

Home flippers are seeing the lowest return on investment in nearly a decade — but that still makes for tens of thousands of dollars in returns, according to new data from national property database Attom Data solutions LLC.The gross profit on a typical home flip — the different between the median sale price and the median price paid by the investors — rose to $67,000 in the second quarter of 2021, up 2.4% from the $65,400 in the first quarter of 2021 and up 3.1% over the $65,000 seen in the second quarter of 2020, according to AttomBut that heightened gross profit translated into a 33.5% return on investment compared to the original acquisition price, down from 37.2% in the first quarter of 2021 and down from 40.6% during the second quarter of 2020.That puts it at a level last seen since in first quarter of 2011, when the housing market had yet to fully recover from the slump brought on by the Great Recession.

If you are looking to invest locally then getting your real estate license may be a good option, however there are some barriers to entry (time and money to get the license, local Realtor association fees, etc.) to even get the MLS access.

Census Bureau data.

I believe that will be my next move to gain entry into real estate investing. 

Hi Josh,How accurate do you think the Airdna and Pricelabs data is?

Data sources are from Zillow.com/data, US Census Population growth, and ZIP code data sources (example within tabs). 

based on the data below, you might want to think about bringing this under $500sq.ft, which is sub $600k.

Hey @Ryan Woods not sure where you are at in the Nation, but I have used PropertyRadar to track and see foreclosure data and get contacts.

This would be done by allowing automated systems, powered by algorithms, to harvest the data and turn it into credit reports.From the report:“The use of non-financial data will have large effects on the provision of financial services.