I want to "get out of the rat race" as they say, and I just can't keep running through my head that even only counting half of the rent at full occupancy, this one unit would match my current income level!!

That is:  a property which is intended to be sold for own-occupancy only - at least for some initial period of time.  

I will be moving out officially around the end of August and then renting it out.When should I start advertising it for rental prospects if occupancy isn't until beginning of September?

A financing contract is subject Dodd-Frank on any residence financed by an owner occupant, this also applies to land where a residence may be built..2.

It will make those properties harder to sell and will depress the selling prices.If all you own are SFH that you plan on selling to owner occupants, you may see little or no effect. 

We have our rental criteria as the first page of the applications, so that people who don't qualify often screen themselves out.You can't look at what type of family structure they have, but you can look at occupancy standards (total people), how long they have lived at addresses, how long they have lived in your community, intention to stay can probably be a question on the application, rental history, indications of fussiness or drama from interactions and social media, and of course the other things you would normally verify and screen for - income, criminal, credit, rental history.Decide what you want, write it down, and keep it consistent for each round of vacancies, adjusting it for the next round if needed.Good luck!

Comparing the property values versus occupancy forecasts and ADR (plus related expenses), the numbers really just did not pencil out.

You have the government guarantee on you rent and occupancy.

As for occupancy, given a good property management company and a clean property, you should expect to have low vacancy in this area.I would however caution you against buying an attached home and in my opinion do not buy in the gated neighborhood just to the east of this intersection.  

the #1 thing that i have learned about real estate is that pretty much everyone you deal with is going to be hilariously greedy. this isnt my experience 100% of the time, but it is like that 99% of the time.i dont know about you, but seeing a property that is reasonably valued at $120,000 listed for $205,000 is outright ridiculous to me. all that tells me is that the owner is not in a desperate situation. most deals can only be had when the seller is downright desperate from my experience.in terms of deals ive seen hat are good in florida - i have seen absolutely zero since then EXCEPT maybe one, which was in a slightly remote location. the name of the motel is the Tangerine Inn (find it on google) in Volusian county here in florida, and i believe its a 12 unit foreclosure a few years ago that was listed for $160,000. the low price piqued my interest, and upon inspection, i saw that it was actually a doable deal, but only average. there wasnt a lot of competition nearby, but the place was very old looking and outdated. it required about $90,000 to fully renovate, and maybe $40,000 to get a few rooms up and running at first.a few weeks ago, i checked the volusia county property appraiser and saw that it sold for $60,000 in 2014 which was not bad at all. i called them and they charged a ridiculously high $80 a night for a crappy room. my guess is that they average only about a 35% occupancy rate whereas i have about a 90% i maintain throughout the whole year.besides that, every pther motel deal ive found online through sites such as loopnet were hilariously bad. $600,000 for a 10 unit motel. $950,000 for a 13 unit motel in clearwater beach.i will add more to this soon