Hey George, congratulations on starting your real estate journey! 

However, when STOA first started going down the tank, they were negotiating with me on interest because selling them on MLS was a different entity at that time.  

Looking for feedback from folks who have been in similar situations and have lessons learned or advice, as I am just getting started and this is literally my first post.Wife and I moved out of our first townhouse and rented it out to grow our family 3 years ago.

@Chloe Salcedoi'd start with a house hack.

We asked to escalate but haven't heard back yet.

It's time to start the process as everyone else mentioned above.

Starting a business is hard and most of them fail, so it's not you.

The property was occupied (still is) with 1 tenant that I am now having the exhausting pleasure of evicting. 2yrs later, said tenant continues to try every angle to delay the court granted Marshall’s execution.The “2nd” floor was poorly renovated (bad contractors), new tenant moved in and a year later, another eviction process has started as they lost their job and refuse to move or pay.Stuck with a very large mortgage bill (that I am paying), utilities and making small repairs to keep the property up also noting the casual 311 complaints from both tenants. 

Over time your Tampa investment will start to cash flow.

While you're starting off, its not necessary.