I hadn't thought about additonal terms that could lead to complications when turning the home into a rental.

I am not an expert in either lead or FHA, but here are a couple thoughts for you to look more into.By lead in the unit do you mean paint?

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Find one that can be custom to your needs, has flexible pricing, no long-term, high-cost memberships, and excellent customer services to determine how to best market to your leads.

My channel is a lead-funnel for relocation clients, usually executives. 

The more lead credits you purchase at once the more you save.

Guys like Pace Morby will tell you it’s not rocket science.The “learn-as-you-go” mindset can lead to costly mistakes that are avoidable with the right foundation.

We are currently considering a 1-3% "Finders Fee" for any deals that lead to close based on the ARV of the property. 

Which leads us to:2) Are you 100% positive that a) an STR, b) in Florida, c) right now, is the best place to put your hard-earned equity?

As you note exiting any RE that does not have some appreciation of a significant amount over say a 5 to 10 year hold generally speaking is going to lead to a loss at sale.