He refuses to let you talk to anyone else in the training as far as getting their contact information & he won't let you speak to people who have "successfully completed a deal with him."  

I also have this same question about a Multifamily deal we have where we will need to purchase land before approvals.. you’d think being in this as deep as we are we’d know this answer but, it’s actually proven to be a pretty difficult thing for me to come across even with speaking to several people in the industry.. my own mother is 32 year lender.

By the way, if you do speak to the previous landlord and they are not forth coming, that's a warning sign!

I don't know Orlando as well so I can't speak to interesting areas as well as I can Jacksonville, but there are plenty of interesting areas.

You need to know for sure.Even if you raise the rents, the property is still a negative cash flow, so it doesn't make sense.There are always comps.

So, my recommendation is to reach out to an experienced agent and speak to them.

Thanks I honestly hate public speaking Which is weird considering I was in front of classroom for almost 20 years If your ever in po m-f shoot a call or text  I’ll try and make time to meet for a coffee

They negate eachother. 

If able, speak to them face-to-face at their work, your kids soccer game, church, whatever.

Profitable and stable are two words that have a negative correlation.