Even if you're the GC not swinging the hammer, you need a license.

Even in housing.  

Quote from @Carson Hyland: Even if you buy the right property, failing to manage it well will kill your cash flow. 

These days, even properties with nice amenities like pools need to go the extra mile to capture attention and bookings.

I use pricelabs on all my listings and have really enjoyed it. 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

There are many ways to house, and even more way to plan for the future with 1031 exchange and Primary Residence strategies!

In your case, you are probably better off buying a break-even deal in Tampa then a deal with $200 cash flow OOS.

I'm not even going to show it to them.Just be careful that your prescreening questions/discussions follow Fair Housing law and are asked of everyone. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.