I may send this deal to an investor buddy or a realtor that brings me a bunch of business, because we are forming/have formed a more advantageous relationship; the property simply is not meant for the public.

If you meant carpet vs vinyl I'd go with carpet but only in the bedrooms, they don't get nearly as much traffic as other parts of the house.

You are correct, I meant David.

@Matthew Reid you either said rent in the area is 50% or meant to say buildings are 50% occupied.

What I meant was that in the event of a breakdown, getting a ride to work or to any critical meeting or other engagement is reliable and straightforward.

On top of that, the loan that I took out was now under $50k which meant a larger interest rate AND 2 points added to my costs.

The long term relationships meant more than the squeaky wheel.

The negatives are the added costs, the chance the HOA gets sued or runs low on money creating the need to assess all homeowners an amount beyond the dues, dues can dramatically increase, etc.Typically, HOA properties and the fees involved will cut into your cash flow which is already difficult enough to obtain in our competitive market.This is certainly not meant to be a hard fast rule, just my opinion on the matter.

@Scott RosslowSorry I meant to say the files docs are a bit convoluted so I might have a title company review all the properties for me.

Now in Florida you only get one free listing and then you have to pay $9.99/week for additonal listings( It is not meant for short term rentals and there is an issue with the site updating current information) but that is where I received most of my inquiries.