They each serve their own purpose, but absolutely will require you to put in research up front and spend the time (a couple hours tops) to figure out how to leverage them to save time. 

In reality, there is always an issue each month that requires us to put in more money.

I also put in an offer of on an almost new construction (2021) single family home yesterday being sold by a divorcing couple, but they want full asking price and the wife is being weird trying to stay in the home after the sale which does not help me as the family needs immediate housing.I would really appreciate perspective from this group with experience in the Fort Myers / Cape Coral area. 

At this point it is most certainly just a distraction.

Lots of opportunity ❤️  just put in an offer on a home for my out of state buyers looking to STR and possible mid term rental for medical out here in my neck of the woods.  

But you have to put in the work and absolutely grind & hustle.

you might want to consider identifying your objectives and the amount of time/work you're willing to put in. good luck and have fun kabayan.

I lived there for 13 months and put in about $60k worth of renovations over the time I lived there.

Being a landlord is not the passive investment many investors think it is.There are many horror stories about Hollywood actors and singers that were put in bad situations with the IRS due to lack of oversight of the accountants.Similar disasters can happen when a landlord doesn't monitor their PMC.We believe you should do a weekly review of what's going on with your properties.

I am doing my best to put in the work needed to be successful.