Where will we start on pricing next year?

I heard that short term loophole is a one time benefit that you get the year you start service.

Look at what happened in FL when they started using Chinese sheetrocks.

Congratulations on your successful start in Hollywood, FL!

And I think that would be a good start for Hard Money Lenders. 

Hire a cleaner or find out the hourly rate and document your hours.

I work remotely and prefer a location within 2-3 hours of West Palm Beach, where my family lives.

Talk to a local realtor who works with investors to see if $2600 is realistic for rent and who you'd be marketing to-likely a smaller tenant pool.Most people who rent fall into different categories-those who are just starting out and saving to buy their own home, those who move around and buying doesn't make sense and those who will never buy a home (either can't save the down payment, can't get approved for a mortgage or plain and simple don't want the responsibility of owning a home). 

I'd like to invest back home in Ohio eventually (I lived in both Columbus and Dayton for about 5 years each), but I'm much more comfortable starting with something I can see regularly. 

All the above will give you, your management company, and/or your collection attorney some traction if it comes time to attempt to garnish wages or tax returns or levy their bank account.Some of the above may sound a bit draconian, but consider that you may have hundreds of thousands of dollars tied up in a property you're turning over for their unsupervised occupancy, and that they can do huge damage to the property in just a few hours.