Insights regarding a market's stability and development potential may be gained from factors like job growth, unemployment rates, and economic diversity.Make an effort to visit the prospective markets you are thinking about.

Here would be the terms with the buyer:Sales Price: $315,000 (NOT worth this.

I plan to keep it long term.

The mortgage terms might be a little better if the buyer got the big sexy national tenant with 17 years left on a NNN lease, but that's not our scenario. - 6% cap rate reflects a nice safe part of Los Angeles, California, a prudent investment, not one that will make anyone rich overnight, but a place that higher net worth individuals park wealth to preserve it (imagine the depreciation write-off). 6% cap rate also tells us, right off the bat, that we're going to be in the ballpark of 60% LTV.- We will stipulate that this is hypothetical. 

Tampa is very relaxed when it comes to short term rentals, not sure about Orlando.That being said, what is going to make or break the success of your investment is your team in those markets.

I use the term notice of interest, but it's essentially a lien against the property that is based on how much we essentially lent the homeowner to renovate the home.

So, you should reach out to some local land banks in your area (google search that term specifically) and see if any of them offer cash out loans on land. 

To me, it's like Airbnb arbitrage, but for mid-term rentals.

I certainly was not well compensated for my efforts.  

If the tenancy is a specified lease term under a written agreement, and the lease term has not yet expired, you cannot impose a rent increase during the term, unless the lease agreements provides that you may do so.