PM me and I'll send you a Cape Coral attorney referral. 

@Marc Winter The rumor around town is that most PM's are at 85% occupancy rate but it is really hard to tell since there isn't a reporting agency.

We currently live in Cape Coral, FL, but we are still considering whether our first investment should be in Florida or out of state. 

𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐅𝐑 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬The newest numbers show a clear trend: Florida’s rental markets are under real stress.𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚:Punta Gorda, 5.07%Cape Coral–Fort Myers, 5.06%Homosassa Springs, 4.66%North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton, 4.29%Naples–Marco Island, 4.29%Jacksonville, 4.11%Homes that historically rented quickly are now sitting vacant 2–3x longer than normal.That’s a structural signal, not a seasonal blip.𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚.

 Why would a tenant in a small town NOT use Zillow?

Margins are thinner now than they were a few years ago, especially with insurance and cleaning costs up, but a strong product still wins.On the Florida coast, you get more variety — think smaller beach towns like New Smyrna, Cape Coral, or Anna Maria Island — less saturation but also more local regulation.

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This is the name of a Cape Coral police department detective investigating BlackTip and Beattie Development.This website will not let me plate the telephone number or email address, but let’s try it this way.Detective CorreaTwo Three NineTwo Four TwoThree Seven One Fourjcorrea at capecoral dot gov

There are better and worst neighborhoods of all the towns you mentioned and for a MTR in a hospital community that is what you want to target.

There are a lot of "turnkey" teams that come and go in a few years that don't stay in business for a reason.Here are some threads that may be helpful to read through:https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/page/3497https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/1242880-rtr-academy-review-a-game-changer-for-busy-professionals#post_7030766https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/referenceshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/765347-rent-to-retirement-reviewhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1265120-closed-on-first-property-with-rent-to-retirement#post_7119073https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/1264813-rent-to-retirement-great-experience#post_7118102https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/1263631-matthew-seyoum-rent-to-retirement-affiliated-with-biggerpockets#post_7112854https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1116050-a-huge-win-with-cori-from-rent-to-retirementhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1243070-rent-to-retirement-first-deal#post_7031371https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/895660-my-first-investment-property-an-out-of-state-dealhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1047543-big-profits-from-new-construction-sfr-build-in-cape-coral-flhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/983659-first-investment-property-with-rent-to-retirement?