Hosted by Colin Murphy, the Torcana podcasts are for anybody who wants to learn more about building a rental property portfolio with strong cashflow and stable tenants. In plain English and with lots of real life examples, Colin & his guests talk about the lessons learned and mistakes made when buying, renovating, managing and selling millions of dollars worth of rental properties. They focus on the nuts and bolts of real estate investing and try to give actionable and practical tips with every episode. How do you analyse deals? What is the best way to invest out of state or overseas? How can you find good managers and contractors? What are the major mistakes to avoid when renovating and renting? Tune into our podcasts for your answers!
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Torcana Podcast 15: Why you should be taking a second look at Tampa Florida
We have a destination specific podcast today as we drill down into the reasons why Florida, and particularly the Tampa Bay area is such a hot destination for rental property investors right now. Located on the west coast of Florida, Tampa Bay is a densely populated metro area (second only to Miami) with a population of more than 4 million and a local economy worth $130 billion. Major cities within this area include St. Petersburg, Largo, Clearwater, New Port Richey, Holiday and Tampa. The Greater Tampa Bay area is consistently ranked among the top 20 fastest growing metro areas in the country and with billions of dollars of residential, commercial and infrastructure investment underway, it is one of the engines of the Florida economy. More than 19 firms with annual revenues of more $1 billion are headquartered here and it is home to four Fortune 500 companies. Tampa has a very diversified economy with financial services, healthcare, research, education, tourism/retirement and military bases all making significant contributions to jobs and growth.