This could be a faster route to get your short-term rental up and running.2.Look for Motivated Sellers:In the current market, there may be opportunities with motivated sellers who are willing to negotiate on price or terms.

I agree that Zillow may not be the best for management/screening, but they are good at marketing.

Long term tenants in place currently paying below market rent at $1200/M.

These are primarily for "off market" purchases.TOP 10 Motivated Seller Lists - Try each of these Driving for dollars - (Finding houses that need a little lovin’ and contacting the owner) Propstream has an App that gives you immediate information on the property and saves it to your list.

This is not my favorite option as most real estate agents wouldn't know how to handle the marketing of a property with a tenant currently in it. 2) Find an investor friendly agent who might already have buyers looking for that type of property.

The right expert will save you time on offers and property searches by understanding your needs and delivering better opportunities.

So the lessons here are that until rates come down, most houses for sale at current market rates will not cash flow (well) where they are worth buying in todays market. 

In the current market with the prices of homes being so high does it still make sense to be investing in real estate or to be accumulating cash and waiting to see where the market goes? 

Also, I love the Jacksonville market.

One of Scott's marketing "mentor" is Perry Belcher, a convicted felon.