I think what folks are trying to advise here is that you need to make sure you're dealing with an agent who knows policy language, has good experience in the industry, and knows how to help you and protect you at the same time.Hope you find this helpful. 

Usually, the title company will require the LLC documents, but now they will show WY LLC and the WY LLC shows a registered agent for discretion.

Vacasa and Evolve sometimes look for local people to help service their units and there may be an opportunity there for you to learn on the job.

Potentially "flipping up" once or twice between now and then, eventually retiring to the property, or selling to acquire a retirement property there.I'm an experienced, long-time licensed agent in Atlanta and have done many fix and flip deals in the Atlanta area, but really don't have any experience with STR or MTR, especially in Fl. 

Careful timing and classification as either improvements or repairs can increase your deductions.Bonus DepreciationUtilizing this strategy, you are allowed to deduct a portion of the cost of certain qualifying assets with useful lives of less than 20 years in the year that you place them into service.

So In SIMPLE terms; you are stating that REGARDLESS of whether the FULL $60K in funds paid to the Seller for the OPTION to buy the home at $300K is APPLIED towards that $300K "Strike Price" reducing the remaining amount due to them to $240K OR if only $30K of the $60K in funds paid to the Seller is APPLIED reducing the the remaining amount due to them to $270K - the Tax Treatment for THEM (the seller) is the SAME on the $60K paid for the OPTION ?

Taking full responsibility for the issue, and stating your remediation efforts.

I was thinking of becoming an agent to learn the process deeper and build up capital for my first househack within the next few years.

- How can I find an agent that is knowledgeable in the commercial side in the markets I am interested in? 

Agent Search - Should we find an agent in each city/market we are interested in working with?