If you could provide a general overview or a step-by-step guide at a very high level—focusing on vacancy rates, capital reserve expenses, expense ratios, and any other crucial details—it would be greatly appreciated.

Look for recently rented units to get the most accurate picture.Rental listing websites: Utilize platforms like Zillow, Trulia, Craigs List, (In Utah, KSL), Facebook Marketplace, or Rentometer to search for comparable rentals and analyze rental trends.Local property management companies: Contact local property managers for their insights on current rental rates in your area.

Lucie and Indian River counties.With interest rates and foreclosures on the rise, a flood of new inventory hits the market daily.

So if you want to decrease the agent's asking fee, the agent may reduce the level of service provided.

I'm considering my first investment purchase and was speaking with my lender and basically if done in my name vs the LLC would be 1% higher in interest rate.

You will more than likely get a higher rate then what you have now but its a simple short term loan that you can refinance in 12 months to lower the rate when rate drop next year (which they will).Use the cash for the DP but I would also advise taking out just a little more as a "What if factor" to cover any unforeseen issues or last minute repairs.

Lots of syndicators got into the business in 2018 and 2019 and simply got lucky when cap rates dropped from 7% to 4%. 

After that I look at crime rate for the area.

The other thing to consider is that the interest rates will be higher when using dscr and in most cases a minimum of 20% down.

There was a boom towards the later part and after the pandemic as far as number of listings, average daily rate, and occupancy rate.