When you are just starting, you don't even know what you don't know, so it's good to start learning the basics.

The market there is unbelievable and you can get a ton of information just by doing basic searches.

The world you are and want to be involved in is too intrusive to be something you and her disagree on in principle.  

or is that basically tied into the rental registration fee?

The basic premise is, you add $5K for each major repair the property needs and if you have five items, add another $5K to the tally to cover yourself.Makes sense?

I am not going anywhere in the RE game; to much of a passion for it and my involvement in the restaurant is basically going to be just marketing from Memphis and maintaining relationships with bankers when we open up store # 2, 3, 4.......One of the owners is relocating to run it.

I am basically looking to invest in Southwest Florida first and then moving north.

I am $65 dollars a sq ft in Salisbury NC for a 52 unit town home duplex style , our 98 unit town homes ( basically apartment all rentals Charlotte NC ) we will be at $71 dollars a Sqft all in with land.

I basically want to see how you guys do business when choosing your sub-market/neighborhood and analyzing deals so when I head back to TX I can move forward.

Same basic requirements as FHA, you must live in the property for at least 1 year and can but up to a 4 unit property.