It has created a nice sum to stock away.

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

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?

. -- Short/medium term low cost of living and long term passive income.--  Pursue art full time within the next 3-7 years. 

@Sadiq Muhammed  Any other savings you can draw on: margin account for your stock holdings? 

There is a deal available to us as we speak which I will get into shortly, but I feel it is unusual in the REI sense a would like to see if I can get some guidance on it.Where I am seeking help and/or advice here is in determining what to do first.

You could ask for a higher deposit for the property to allocated for the cost that would be incured for a leasing with a higher turnover.Overall, Can you sleep at night with the decision that has been made with the property and your business for the short and long term?

Start by searching the forums here for GATLINBURG and you will find lots of advice or peruse the SHORT TERM RENTAL (STR) forum.

First you have to decide what your reason for investing is So, Decide which kind of investor you want to be (SFR, Commercial, Land, Tax Liens, Passive, HML, Multi-Family, Notes, Fix & Flip, Buy & Hold, "Subject To", apartments, duplexes, assisted living, REOs, Foreclosures, Short Sales), etc.

@Wes Short this will vary from agency to agency.