https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in April: Single-family home sales rose 7.8 percent year-over-year, with 7,586 units sold, marking the third consecutive month of positive sales and the biggest volume increase of 2019;On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales are 2.2 percent ahead of 2018’s record pace;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes edged up from 56 to 57 days;Total property sales increased 7.8 percent, with 9,063 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 9.6 percent to about $2.7 billion;The single-family home median price rose 2.1 percent to $245,000, achieving an April high;The single-family home average price was up 1.9 percent to an April high of $310,676 – the second highest average of all time;Single-family homes months of inventory reached a 4.0-months supply, up from 3.5 months last April and the most plentiful level since September 2018.

I currently work full time at Ashley Furniture selling furniture and managing people.

Are rentals in short supply there or are there plenty of units available?

Worst case if something happens to the developer, you would have the land.Reality is at this time supply and demand are in favor of sellers (developers).

The growth in the Daytona Area and the limited supply of rentals has really pushed rents up. 

The only other thing we do for the cleaners is have a well working washer and dryer in place, a well stocked cleaning supplies closet, and then we have them do a deep clean once a month to clean fan blades, change vent filters, and restock the supply closet.

InterestProperty tax, homeowners association dues and insuranceCost of cleaning, utilitiesPhone Service InternetSecuritymaintenance, pest control, repair, and home improvementsDepreciation ( over 39 years- Home office is considered non residential)Direct expense are 100% deductable ( furniture, handyman, painting that room. etc) If you don't want to keep track of the utilities and expenses, IRS allows $5 for each square footage with a cap of I think $1500

Build equity I can tap for later deals, price appreciation, maximize revenue, furniture belongs to me. 

Many of them are knowledgeable and/or ex contractors themselves.For help finding reliable contractors, go to your largest plumbing and electrical supply house (not Home Depot or Lowes) and speak to the counter person. 

I'm working on getting my first North FL SFH appraised/rented and need to get the lawn cleaned up and some furniture installed before the appraisal gets done.