Oh and find a bunch of people who are willing to write you $50,000+ checks despite having no track record or experience.

The city is having quite a few issues and as a transplanted native of 30+ years, when I go back to visit I'm shocked and saddened by the downturn the greatest city in the world has taken.Lastly, we can paper-project what our cash flow, appreciation, and interest rates will be, but all we can know is what's happening right now. 

I have spoken to several people on it and they will talk about it being on a blockchain etc., but have yet to have someone tell me what is the difference between it being tokenized and investing in say a REIT that issues shares through their transfer agent? 

We're generally looking to network more and surround ourselves with more people that are on a similar path.We currently have 2 properties between the two of us - a three family and a four family.

@Russ Mooneyhan, to answer your question, and summarize a lot of the responses below: No, there is no specific tactic that people use.  

The money comes from the HOA dues, but if the company mismanages the funds or has high overage and people not paying, the money in the account is soft which will make it harder for lenders to lend there.

I'm trying to connect with others in the area to have some like minded people around me.

There are also a lot of people converting some of their units to vacation rentals, which further skews the numbers. 

You could also move into the Tampa property later on - although I would say this is a rare practice because people usually like to take advantage of the primary home loans if they are going to live in it (people usually live in, and then rent).

By the time I got out of it I lost quite a bit but I was happy to free myself of the aggravation of doing business with these people.