Definitely understand - its a challenging market right now for rates and getting purchases to cash flowWhat kind of down payment are you looking at? 

Would be nice to know a local GC here in the Tampa area that's seasoned in that kind of a task!

., whatever) it pops up another offer right on your face (meaning, they keep trying you to whatever cross selling, it is really a simple sales tactic, a psychological trigger to urge you to a decision to buy something). 3) Close the damned pop up, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and check anything on the footer that says "Privacy Notice - Terms of Use - Disclaimer" (It will be active and linked to another page, if it is underscored on hover of your mouse) - I went for the sweet "Terms of Use" - this is either a bought or internet stolen general legal terms twisted a little to fit their business verbiage façade (but you will see many errors of any kind), and here is the thing: legitimate businesses are really verifiable, and provide legitimate links!

You did the hardest thing, which is simply buying that first one.I may be biased (no, I'm definitely biased) but @Erin Spradlin is kind of what you're looking for in terms of hand-holding.

I assume I need Landlord Insurance or some kind of Liability Insurance for the LLC itself? 

Since my tax guy is of no use, I reached out to a friend who works for a different tax group/CPA and this new firm was kind enough to look into my predicament.

I think the failure of thought is to think any 1 singular approach alone is any kind of "silver-bullet" sure thing. 

I know they bought that property based on analysis, but don't know the market or area.I'll bet there is all kind of opportunity where you live. 

And so when the counter shows a five figure commish the broker has a hard time explaining why that kind of money is a bad deal for them..

Someone asked that they other day and that is kind of an eye opener/head scratcher.