Waterfront homes, particularly those with Gulf access, can command higher prices and potentially higher returns on investment.3) Tourism and Vacation Rentals: Cape Coral's proximity to popular tourist destinations like Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island makes it attractive for vacation rentals, especially during peak tourist seasons.4) Affordability: Compared to other coastal areas in Florida, Cape Coral offers relatively affordable real estate options.

It's all about realistic expectations.We've dealt with many newbie investors, that despite extensive chats with them to try & set proper expectations, buy a Class C rental - yet expect Class A results. 

Also a weird caveat is that in order to count rental income on any FHA property to offset the mortgage for your DTI calculations on the next approval, the properties have to be more than 100 miles away. 

Parma is a great area, Garfield is a strong rental area with lots of demand. 

This was our personal home, doing a rehab or for a rental that's vacant would be much easier as far as moving furnitture, boxes, etc.   

I'm particularly interested in multi-family rental opportunities.Outside of real estate, I enjoy fitness and traveling!

.), so it's important to enforce rental agreements when you take over. 

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

I am currently a commercial retail tenant agent, have one rental property and am looking to grow my portfolio. 

I was quoted 9.75% for a DSCR on a rental property recently.