I looked in the forum and there were some old posts about contractor referrals but most of them were 5+ years old and I wasn't able to find half of the names mentioned by googling. 

My wife and I are looking to purchase our first property with hopes to turn it into a STR.

You would have had to do that through a 1031 intermediary by the way. 

All,I was looking at a potential property posted by Networth Realty in Tampa.  

Turns out it is just a bad time with the current economic environment, I will try again down the road!

You can apply cost segregation to a foreign property if it’s owned by a U.S. entity.

By leveraging your experience as an appraiser and focusing on building a strong team familiar with the Charlotte market, you'll be well-positioned to start your house hacking journey.

NOI, and by extension the cap rate allows people to compare 2 different assets.The amount of leverage an investor uses, and the rate at which he borrows, and the length of time they have to pay back that debt are completely independent factors from the asset.

@Mario MoralesCash-on-cash return measures the amount of cash flow relative to the amount of cash invested in a property investment and is calculated on a pre-tax basis.In theory if your rental income increases by X amount annually due to the rehab while holding your expenses constant so it directly increases your bottom line (cash flow), you can calculate the CoC return by inputting X/$45k (the cost).

The anticipated surge in population in Onondaga County, expected to grow by 25% over the next two decades, will likely escalate property values and rental prices.