Live in one unit - It's a great strategy when using a bank for financing as the down payment and interest rates are more favorable to owner occupants.  

The current owner has to dig the floor out and replace the floor to meet spec.  

A PMC is the ONLY one that will deal daily with your property.Here's some copy & paste advice on hwo to screen PMCs:Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

If was originated as owner occupied in the past and no longer is owner, if you have change of name on deed or insurance, if impound had a dispute, claims - are a couple reasons why the servicing changes.

It also allows you to search 400 property and property owner consumer fields, in addition to being a driving for dollars tool.

Secondly, short-term rentals provide flexibility for owners, allowing them to potentially use the property themselves when not rented out.

Quote from @Rafael Ramos: I’m Rafael, a business owner based in Florida, and I’m looking for some advice to craft the best real estate investment strategy.

Yes I have known it to work because the owner is not a push over, enforces policy and can make it run good......however, do you have the right personality to do this, AND if you move out can you continue to have the house run smoothly with no one in charge.  

You pay a higher price for beautiful properties because you are competing with owner occupants. 

Cheap homes for an area are cheap for a reason - low to no demand from local investors or owners.