I could mid-term rent my house, which would cash flow more like $1k per month but there's more potential for vacancies.

Exploring potential investment opportunities in Florida, California, and Arizona for your future retirement and occasional getaways sounds like a fantastic idea.Best of luck on your real estate journey!

Have all the applicants or potential applicants check out the property between a hour or two timeframe.

I am currently looking at a few locations/properties though Zillow, redfin etc. to get an idea of the rent/cash flow potential in the surrounding areas.

These are also great potential private investors.When you get to the point where you don't need the cash, you start to think differently. 

For example, I am a little concerned about some aspects of the business cycle recovery and a potential for a double-dip so I lean toward the safest part of capital stack which is debt (or low-debt equity).

We'll see how it goes, and if nothing else I'll end up back with PropStream of I don't find another potential source of Listed and Sold information. 

Also, read below and save yourself some potential headaches:)Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template to figure out Grand Rapids area!)

This could include recent property tax assessments, insurance quotes or invoices, or any other relevant financial information.Another option is to contact a real estate attorney or financial advisor to review the escrow analysis and provide guidance on potential next steps.

I want to run by the biggerpockets world a potential new model I’m working on and I want to be clear this is not intended for self-promotional purposes or necessarily even something I will enact (i’m not even totally clear on the legally of this) but something I want feedback on and also to spark a discussion of alternative agent models.