so, just something for you to think about - that a 3 or 5 or 7 year hold period probably won't get you enough appreciation to offset transaction costs. 

 $150/month is nothing… and given your closing costs of say $16,000 if you sell, it would take 8+ years to recover that $16,000 at $150 per month.  

There are closing cost so either you will need to pay all those or have some downpayment to cover them otherwise the seller is paying to offload it. 

A lender may want all properties insured by the same company with the same renewal date, so you may need to adjust things and see your agent before applying for a blanket mortgage simply to know what the costs will be. 

I am in Florida as well up in Pinellas by the Gulf Beaches and know that Miami is costly!

Hi Wilson, I'm using Guesty for Hosts now, but's a low-end, dated solution that's, increasingly, being positioned as an on-ramp to a higher-cost Guesty for Pros upsell. 

This mistake has cost me a boat load of money.

I have help with the 10% and closing costs.

It cost 30-40k to renovate my house after renting it for 15 years.

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