In order to do that, I need to invest consistently, but not aggressively.

I am also new to Tampa two years and to me seems to be consistent. 

Always available, calm, and consistent.

As we all know, each house is unique, each project comes with its own surprises and labor is not always consistent.

And yes, consistency is key when it comes to real estate. 

Interested to see if anyone has any realisitic ways to combat this because we haven't found any that work consistently yet. 

Read what you're passionate about, stay consistent, and take actionable steps with that information to continuously improve and you will undoubtedly be successful in whatever you pursue with or without a college degree. 

It was September 2018 and my portfolio at that time consisted of a 6 unit building with 3 storage units that is worth $410k and brings in about 4k gross a month, and in a neighboring town I have 3 duplexes and a half of a duplex all within a block a part of one another. 225k, 170k, 150k and 98k purchase prices and rents ranging from $950-$1,300. all units were bought with good tenants or only empty for maybe 2 weeks after I purchased the property and all but one of the duplexes, the 150k one, were upgraded in last few years.That September I thought it would be a good idea to try my first BRRRR.

Supposedly, Landlord's wife wants to sell property but he doesn't as currently he is making a consistent cash flow from the property. 

The renovation consisted of just about everything cosmetic: roof, windows, flooring, kitchen, bathrooms, doors.