What is the market isn't as strong a year from now and you can't raise the rents?

I very much care about the likelihood of keeping them leased.I think you should strongly consider whether or not you can continue to rent the properties at/near where you're renting them now for the foreseeable future. 

Lost it all, though he did come back strong.

I strongly believe the cash-flowing markets up north are going to be way less impacted by a recession than the southeast because they are based on solid fundamentals, as long as you don't overleverage you should be able to weather any cycles. 

@Ben BarrGood part about markets like yours is the strong appreciation which you can use to invest OOS.

I have a strong 401k and plan to repay the loan as quickly as possible.

I also look at Google reviews but they're easy to fake - the companies who fake the reviews/hire someone to write the reviews typically have them written by accounts with 1-3 total Google reviews total and so when I look at the Google reviews I take them with a grain of salt unless most reviews come from strong accounts (accounts with a good amount of reviews). 

@Tom ScottFor those new, the only license that matters is a state license which would be issued through NMLS, For anyone new out there I would strongly recommend you do thorough due diligence on any program / guru that charges $30k.

The rental market is very strong here currently and I would agree with the aviation industry we are more resilient with market fluctuations.  

Hi everyone,I am planning to move to Tampa and am very strongly considering obtaining a real estate license and becoming a full time agent there or in surrounding areas such as Clearwater, St.Petersburg, or Sarasota.