My focus is now on buy/hold real estate in cash flowing markets in the midwest (which I have not yet accomplished).  

I hear on the podcasts all the time (episode #272 being a great example) that you should focus on finding a great deal and approach a potential investor with that opportunity. 

So one company focuses on large multifamily.

. - I just started trying Cozy as well, but so far it seems to be primarily geared towards listings, screening, and rent payments but not so much focused on organization and management of your rentals.

Your focus should be getting the squatters out asap at the least possible cost to you.

Where in FL are you focusing on?

Main focus at this point is to soak in as much as I can on the topic of RE investing, specifically multi family while at the same time connecting with as many investors as possible. 

So, I decided to focus more on passive investing.

Ima gonna do that) mentality, hire the experts in their field and focus on BUILDING the business.

As an example of why you can't predict appreciation goes up with a single factor like interest rates, just look at the last 10 years - most areas have experienced tremendous growth in appreciation yet interest rates have stayed low.It sounds like your goal is to buy and hold, in which case I would just focus on buying in good locations, make sure you have strong cash flow, and lock in your interest rate with 30 year mortgages.