Been looking into buying either an apartment down here or a house or multi-family in a city like Titusville or Fort Myers. 

I plan to start off house hacking small multifamily properties and transition into BRRRRing properties.

We have stared the project about a month ago, completely new interior including adding new HVAC all new electrical, flooring, cabinets, tops and so on along with new driveway exterior paint and some siding.ere are some progress pictures.News, we are closing on a house and have a duplex under con .

I have bought and sold a few houses but first time doing a 1031 since saving on cap gains makes sense.

Hey everyone, I am looking for information about Florida market, seeing how the houses are so pricy (Dania beach, Hollywood, Miami area) what would be the best strategy to start a STR with out having to fork out all my savings in one property.

Get a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) setup or take a second mortgage on your house and use the proceeds to fund your purchase in CR.  

I was doing a lot of legwork and still paying RE agent for the transactions up until got my own license.pros: no commissions in your transactionseasier qualification as real estate professional to offset high W2 of spousecan get access to any house/ easy logisticsmore control in the transactionMLS access with all the information on tip of your fingers, you can move fast with the deallicense knowledge helps to make better decisions and gives broader understanding of the industrycan legally do property management for others, wholesale (many states now making outlaw to do it without license)cons:need to take an exam (it needs preparation and to be good not just barely pass you need to study)fees you pay along the way (MLS, brokerage(I signed with investor-focused on and have a monthly fee and a transaction rate))self-management including taxes and feesneed to relicense + paid education Don't forget the biggest con.

Hey Kevin, I would just focus on purchasing the house hack and learning as much from that as possible.

I own a three-family house in Queens, NY.   

Because we are in house with our development deals I am not counting on someone else's ability to find a good development deal.