While mortgage+ taxes may be similar to rent, you are not paying down the principal early on in the mortgage and closing costs on either end are likely to add up. 

Low capital prepared but currently building up.

We have a lot of money tied up in the unit and would like to find a rental unit the we would consider living in at some point with a house hack option/ADU and or a home that has a better long term appreciation potential. 

Actually, what we did was put it up for rent well in advance of our tenants leaving.

That will add a ton of traffic, real estate and tourism which Helps Fort Meyers as well.I am up in Pinellas County by the Gulf beaches but one of my offices in down your way in Miami which has become way to overpriced.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

Moving from syndicates to owning your own properties can really up your tax benefits and earnings.

It's nice to have access to the MLS data and how easy it is to set up a showing of a property that I want to see.The downside is you will have to pay the broker, MLS, and NAR fees along with continuing education requirements to maintain your license which can sometimes not be worth it.The biggest perk for me was having people I know come to me to list their house for them but instead I would just offer to buy it and make the process easy for them.

Thanks for getting in touch, will follow up.

We told him if it was not done by a certain date we have someone else lined up to complete and will need 50% back.