And I think you should ONLY buy in a good area for a variety of reasons, but the main reasons will be the real way you evaluate risk in real estate transactions.Behaviorally, and depending on your goals, it's absolutely asinine to leverage through the gills.

this is simply NOT TRUE.. people/investors lose their down payments frequently when they chose to abandon a position in a particular property..

It's not cheap, but we do this frequently. 

Bank loans can be a variety of thing CMBS, Fannie & Freddie, and more.

The best option is to speak with an experienced Realtor and have them show you comps of a variety of conditions to see what makes sense.3.

You can screen tenants with a variety of services online; I like to use my smart move, but there are several others.

However if I do this I know this tenant will bad mouth me more frequently to the other tenants in the building.

Im in your part of Florida frequently.

The two most frequently used companies for this service are KBKG and DIYcostseg. 

Hi Lara,In theory, everything is possible but, if you want to do that, you'd first have to check whether it's legal.Legal or not though, I don't think it makes much sense for a variety of reasons.