For investors
Polk County income property, underwritten before you offer
Investors don't shop the way homebuyers do. You need rent comps, cap rates, and reserves — not curb appeal. Jason Stone brings the numbers, the local rental read, and the deal flow along the I-4 growth corridor.
The Polk County rental read
Lakeland sits between Tampa and Orlando, where population growth, wage growth, and distribution-hub jobs keep tenant demand ahead of new supply — while entry prices stay well below either coastal metro.
$1,750
Median Lakeland rent
3-bed single family, 2025 range
6–8%
Typical gross yield
Buy-and-hold, Polk County submarkets
<4%
Rental vacancy
Tight tenant demand across the I-4 corridor
#1
Growth corridor
Lakeland–Winter Haven, one of the fastest-growing US metros
Ranges are directional and vary by submarket and condition — every deal gets underwritten individually.
Strategies Jason works
Buy-and-hold cash flow
Long-term rentals in established Lakeland, Winter Haven, and Auburndale neighborhoods where rents cover debt service with margin.
Value-add / BRRRR
Dated inventory priced under replacement cost, with a renovation scope and refinance target modeled before you write the offer.
New-construction rentals
Builder inventory and closeouts with lower maintenance drag, warranty coverage, and predictable turn costs.
1031 exchange placement
Identification-window discipline: replacement property lined up on your timeline, with backup options ready.
What you get on every deal
- Gross and net cap rate on list price and on your target offer
- Realistic rent comps — not a Zestimate
- Taxes, insurance, HOA, and vacancy/maintenance reserves modeled in
- Cash-on-cash return at your financing terms
- Exit assumptions and hold-period appreciation ranges
Production, not promises
No. 2
In Florida
BHHS Florida Properties Group production ranking
No. 3
Statewide the year prior
Back-to-back top-three finishes
$100M+
Career volume
Closed residential and investment transactions
Leading Edge
Society honoree
2024 and 2025 BHHS production awards
Current investment candidates
Active listings with the lowest price per square foot in Jason's inventory — a starting point, not a recommendation. Ask for the full underwriting on any of them.
$134,900
2055 S Floral Avenue Unit 324
Bartow, FL 33830
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,152 sqft · $117.1/sqft
$205,000
3781 N Hiawatha Terrace
Crystal River, FL 34428
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,568 sqft · $130.74/sqft
$174,900
1222 Rowell Street
Auburndale, FL 33823
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,296 sqft · $134.95/sqft
Get investment opportunities
Tell Jason your buy box. You'll get investment-grade listings — including off-market and pre-list opportunities — with the numbers already run, before they hit the public feeds.
Prefer to talk now? 863.838.8972