Housing Supply ExplainedHere's an article explaining housing supply and what kind of numbers you should be looking for.

Premiums are going up.www.marshallsterling.com/articles/2016/11/national...So make sure you factor that in.

Unfortunately the software we all use is crap - I've used all of the most popular mortgage loan origination software suites, and this is ubiquitous.

There are actually 24 incorporated municipalities in Pinellas County, and each City/Town has its own rules and its own red tape.Here are couple of interesting articles on the subject specific to St Pete and surrounding cities:http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/st-p...In short: "renting a home for less than one month is illegal under city code.

After i posted this I finally found an article about it.Thanks Mark!

These questions are related to Value-add approaches as that is what I find most interesting and appealing about multifamily investing as I continue to educate myself with books, articles, and podcasts.

This won't necessarily answer your question, and you should consult tax and entity experts to make a decision, but there's a lot of information in this article and especially in the comments to consider-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/08/1...Hope that helps!

Hello,I am wondering if there is a way to print out articles such as this https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/08/2... either on paper or in a PDF format?

Of course, there are always other things to take into account, but since you're basically breaking even while house hacking - it looks good from that vantage point.I certainly don't want to dissuade you from doing the deal, but I read this article recently and this thread reminds me of it: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/03/0...

When demand is  very high for a class of properties, finding a similar but less popular class can be a good idea.