I know many here on the island charge between 15%-18% of gross rent and I know of one that even charges 20%. 

If anyone has any advise please reply.FYI, this was before the two hurricanes that devastated the island. 

Did he enter your home in Long Island, New York where your family lives?

I live in Long Island, NY, where hideous shacks cost half a million and only rent for $2000 a month, so I am excited about investing long distance.

If it were about lifestyle, weather, and occupancy I would head to the Islands.  

To any multi property investors,I am trying to buy my 1st two family investment property in Long island New York.

But until then, this has been an damaging, emotion-filled squabble about something that happened on Fantasy Island. 

It's amazing how powerful a tool technology can be.Here is a summary of the top results (I generated the links with the script so that they link to homes for sale on Zillow in that neighborhood):Region - City - State - Median Price - Median Rent - Gross Yield - LinkNewhallville - New Haven - CT - $100,600 - $1,494 - 17.82% - Current ListingsCadwalader & Hillcrest - Trenton - NJ - $107,200 - $1,498 - 16.77% - Current ListingsDowntown - Trenton - NJ - $109,200 - $1,490 - 16.37% - Current ListingsLauderdale Manors - Fort Lauderdale - FL - $109,100 - $1,469 - 16.16% - Current ListingsCedonia - Baltimore - MD - $107,300 - $1,436 - 16.06% - Current ListingsRock Island - Fort Lauderdale - FL - $115,000 - $1,533 - 16% - Current ListingsBayou Oaks - Sarasota - FL - $103,800 - $1,340 - 15.49% - Current ListingsEast Arlington - Baltimore - MD - $104,300 - $1,342 - 15.44% - Current ListingsFair Haven - New Haven - CT - $116,500 - $1,485 - 15.3% - Current ListingsThough the formatting doesn't look so great, the data shows some pretty cool stuff!

My wife and I are looking at a property on an island this weekend.

I have a STR right on Okaloosa Island near the water and insurance has not been a factor for me at all.