The last one I just traded in and the value was just about what I had paid for it 5 years prior...

LVP should be lasting longer than carpets, so if you're going through them quicker, maybe you should consider tile in the entryways.

The market's pretty packed these days, and prices are getting pumped up with all the short-term rental hype.I've snagged a few spots in Ybor at half off during a sale, fixed them up, and they've been solid on Airbnb and VRBO, even as corporate rentals, for the last three years.

I have had 2 listings on Booking.com for the last 3 months. 

Last year my wife and I made the BEST decision ever to fire our 3rd party property manager and create our own in house property management company for our 131 rental properties!

Last Christmas I even got a box of candy and a hand written Christmas card.

We'd been expressing wanting to partner on a deal, but need a little more education on our options.As background, he used a VA loan mid-last year and intends to stay there for a while.

And how are you feeling overall the city is doing over the last week

I am hoping to build the best possible team of Lenders,agents,contractors etc for this endeavor and create long lasting relationships so we can all continually be prosperous.

There was a great article posted last year that might help with some specific strategies:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/off-market-properties