Gives you time to do what you already did.Since you bought the property using the owner occupant provision in SB1079, you need to occupy the property for at least a year, so no quick flip.

A couple of years ago I sold an LTR and 1031-exchanged it for an STR in the NC mountains.

Makes no sense....When I was a GC, of course I got huge discounts, plus gifts and game tickets, etc...but we spent sometimes hundreds of thousands of $$ per year at these suppliers.

They confronted me about selling their property by the end of the year.

I was active in them until about 20 years ago.  

He renovated a property for me in Dania Beach last year and is currently doing my friend's house in Fort Lauderdale.

Quote from @Jack Medford: I have 15 years as a REALTOR, but I just started my first direct mail campaign in June.

You have 60k, are adding 12k per year, and want to keep 30k in reserves.

I use MyFax - I've used them for years with good success and no problems.

A good poly finish will last  years