The deal:3/2 1200sqft SFR in a B neighborhood in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

I grew up in Fort Worth and relocated to Houston about 5 years ago when I got married.

I am a 25 year old Active duty soldier in the Army, stationed in Fort Bragg, NC.

At the top of the list, Zandi says, are Boise; Colorado Springs; Las Vegas; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Tampa; Atlanta GA; Fort Collins, Colo.; Sherman, Texas; Jacksonville; and Idaho Falls, Idaho.Renters in high-cost cities like Seattle WA and Boston MA simply couldn’t pass up the affordability of markets like Austin and Tampa.

Las Vegas, Riverside, Fort Meyers, Saginaw, and the list goes on.

My sister lives in Fort Walton Beach midway between Pensacola and Destin.

I work extensively in Fort Lauderdale, we may be able to help each other out. 

The flip house is 3,100 sf (plus barn) on 2 acres, in a thriving small town with amazing schools, easy commute to Fort Worth, purchase price $55K, rehab price $50K (per contractor).

I've lived here for 6 years, and the STR market is killing it, since we have so many waterfront areas (Ozello, Fort Island Trail, Pine Island, and so many more) but the only problem is that Crystal River passed a city ordinance banning short term rentals in an effort to protect the manatees and local culture.

But the company we hired is actually a property management company in the North West that specializes in self storage and their forte is setting up systems and then training the owner/operator (work themselves out of a job) to run their own facility.I bet most owner/operators (like me) will just keep them on...