According to the agent this property will not qualify for standard financing so it will need to be purchase with cash or hard money. 

You still need to qualify of course, but it's good to have those local relationships.

From my experience some investors fear "the rumor" that Miami will go under water,  others fear that zoning laws will change down the road and the  laws will be different,  some are afraid the current "airbnb qualified " properties might not allow short term rentals in future. 

Looking for recommendations for an online RE Licensing course that will qualify for Pennsylvania.

I'd rather rent a property to someone that's highly qualified than gamble on someone with poor credit performance.

I think the question is "Does this qualify for a 1031 exchange. 

It looks like I wouldn't qualify because I make more than $70,800 per year according to the Pinellas County website for 1-2 person family.

I want to be careful. that being said...Have any of you encountered this and made the decision to take a building out of your LLC to qualify for this better financing?

Also, always trust your instinct - it is better to have a few extra weeks of a vacancy then to rent to someone under-qualified that you'll more than likely have to evict! 

Not too qualified to answer as I do investing in NM and CO which are dry climates and I know GA climate is a lot different.