Potentially "flipping up" once or twice between now and then, eventually retiring to the property, or selling to acquire a retirement property there.I'm an experienced, long-time licensed agent in Atlanta and have done many fix and flip deals in the Atlanta area, but really don't have any experience with STR or MTR, especially in Fl. 

Deal Generation: What strategies have you found most effective for generating deals and identifying promising investment opportunities?

As a new real estate investor this is simply too large a project for me to try and tackle, but I know this forum is full of quality investors who care about their tenants and are always looking for a deal!

Cash flow is solid, tenants just signed on for a second year after I increased rent 100 a month.I'm looking to use this as a platform for more investments but am having trouble figuring out how to finance other deals in the area.

It’s a great deal and overall renting 1 side pays the mortgage…and yes I’m am going to be hiring TrueBooks as my tax advisor soon!

Just make sure to keep an eye on those rehab costs to ensure you’re leaving enough margin for your cash-out.Alternative Financing: Getting into a larger commercial property can be tricky, but sometimes partnering with investors or syndicating deals can help ease the capital burden.

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $100,000 Sale price: $820,000 Fix & Flip in prime marine park in Brooklyn, one family 3bd duplex just off the park. got this deal as REO, since houses in this area are selling as is, we did just minor renovation.

I'm still looking for a general contractor, but I don't have regular deals to make a GC's time valuable when estimating each job.

You could raise your rates by $1 a night if you don't want it to impact your cashflow.As for linens not on beds: imagine a family packing for a vacation and cramming everything in a car, dealing with screaming kids on the trip, dealing with nightmare traffic and finally getting to the place and unpack all the crap. 

Anyone can create a website and find a few students with killer deals to showcase but the question you asked is it worth the investment.