well if you're interested in speaking about the furnished rental option, let me know!

If you have bad credit an FHA 3.5% down loan can be a good option.

If you want to learn more about this product option feel free to reach out. 

This would be for an investment property not a lease with an option to buy.Would it just be through agents, if it is mentioned in the listing etc... or is there another way to find these kinds of properties?

In FL, you may not have options on the Wind.  

But you always have the option of chaning it or doing it yourself. 

We are exploring all options and researching what we think the next move should be.

thx experts There are certainly a lot of factors that go into the decision - keep in mind to there are multiple options with no prepayment penalty, so while there will be costs associated with the refinance - a no-prepay-penalty loan to purchase (at low leverage) can make a lot of sense as you can refinance later when rates inevitably come down, but don't have to time/guess when that is

As you plan to reset and pursue your goal of attaining $5,000/month in positive cash flow with decent liquidity, partnering with other investors could be a valuable option to consider.There's a famous quote that says, "If you want to travel fast, travel alone; however, if you want to travel far, travel in a group."

Here's time & money an agent or PMC needs to spend to get a rental listed:1) Make sure it's clean2) Hopefully, take professional pics and just not use the camera-phone3) Take room sizes and note positives and negatives about the property4) Since most rentals aren't advertised on MLS, research multiple sources for rental comparables to determine rent.5) Write a GREAT ad for the property6) Syndicate or manually enter the ad on numerous websitesThen, once published for rent, how much time do you think they spend taking all the phone calls (most of them from idiots who don't take the time to read the ad), doing all the showings, chasing applications & supporting docs, processing applications?