Otherwise, some book recommendations (these include mostly books on business/lifestyle or buy/hold investing):- "E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber- "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter (this provides a more foundational perspective on money)- "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki (further builds on the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" foundation)- "Set for Life" by Scott Trench- "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene- "The Book on Managing Rental Properties' by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner- "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod-"HOLD" by Gary Keller (geared toward SFR)-"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (geared toward commercial investing)"Multi-Family Millions" by David Lyndahl (This is on my list of "To-Reads".  

I have a short-term rental property and a long-term rental property.

Short term, I am interested in single and multi family properties. 

@Cindi Short I'll definitely shoot you a message when I'm in town.

I purchased a “duplex” last year using cash from a private lender with intentions of doing a cash out refinance shortly after.

Long story short, my wIfe and I have flipped two houses in three years, so we’ve been bitten by the bug.

Plenty of us on here would do that, we are all short of deals in Memphis.Given you have no money or experience working under someone skilled with their money is the safest way to start.

Has anyone tried applying to become a legal short term rental in Miami Beach?

Yes, I live in Germany now but am trying to do long distance investing. 

lol) Lots of questions, I'll try to keep the answers short: How do I find specific utility costs for my area so I can properly analyze deals?