Simple solution is have a licensed and insured company run an air test( +/-$500) prior to renting/buying and take care of it.

You could buy more properties out of state and statically beach air bnb are the #1 choices for renters that go vacation an area. 

With one of my places, I used to assume that it was and had my first picture on VRBO and AIR be one of the front...and it was really cute, and older house with a blooming apple tree in front.

The following individuals may be covered under the SCRA:A full-time active-duty member of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine, Navy, or Space Force.A reservist on active duty.A member of the National Guard on federal orders for a period of more than 30 days.A service member who is absent from duty for a lawful cause or because of illness, injury, or leave.A commissioned officer of the Public Health Service (PHS) or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).A service member’s dependent may be eligible in certain situations.

Purchase price: $82,500 Cash invested: $10,000 Sale price: $115,500 This was my first home purchase, renovations we completed included re-doing the upstairs floors to all tile, having the basement waterproofed with an air purification system, having basement walls secured with an anchoring system for stability, adding a new rear retaining wall & exterior lighting, and having full interior repainted.

I'm not savvy on Florida in particular, but I do know a couple of things....1) Don't count on AIR or VRBOs insurance 2) YOu will need to get a commercial insurance policy for your STRs

This was a bad street with an open-air drug market on the edge of a neighborhood that showed beginning signs of gentrification (about 15%-25% of the neighborhood was gentrified at the time I was looking). 

Central air unit. 

Its in a small but growing town I want to rent it by the week and run it off site kinda like the Air b&B.

We perform a quarterly property inspection currently during which we change air filters, check smoke / CO2 detectors and look for signs of water issues (toilets aren't running, nothing under sinks.)I'm still learning as I go, so I feel like there are things that I should be looking for and adding to a checklist.