My going in strategy was to BRRRR the property for the equity play and subsequent cash flow.

All costs for each unit are identical as well (taxes/Hoa/insurance) so the playing field is very even minus a few factors

Sometimes you need to pay to play...

The Land O'Lakes area is absolutely BOOMING right now hence why I started looking into Brooksville for a long term play.

Market seems to be in certain pockets going well.Weather plays a part, no snow syndrome means it can be business as usual with a nice sweet spot coming in February.What are you finding???

May be a good play if the town regulations allow.

Now I am of the mindset that a penny saved is a penny earned .  2 hours of my time playing in the mud to get the water leak solved was actually both a time and money saver  

I'm not sure how old you are but you must recall college life, particularly off campus living. just a few concerns:  furnished units have to be covered on your insurance which will effect your premium.you gotta be mindful of damages to the furniture in addition to the rest of the place. not everyone will havesticky fingers but be prepared for the occasional theft during transition at the student occupied units. the bedbug epidemic comes into play particular with the more traffic. again, its my coin. feel free to disagree.kudos,Mary

If you're buying SFR I would recommend checking out the donut counties too, and staying outside the belt for an easier play on appreciation.

Just bring a white noise machine that plays non human audible sounds but scramble the ability of a microphone to record human voices.