So I'm referring to gated, resort style communities in Kissimmee, near Disney parks.

We've also done all the maintenance and repairs all these years, we put new linoleum in the kitchen, painted the interior, built a new fence/gate, stained all cabinets, much more all without reimbursement as the owner is a tightwad and had never wanted to pay for upgrades.

Read that Bill Gates bought a lot of oceanfront properties in La Jolla.

I closed on the building in June 2023 and I was off.Right out of the gate I was over budget.

Really just looking for like minded people who aren't into gate keeping and don't mind lending a helping hand to a total beginner!

I am in Florida as well and I have learned over the last several years you have Agents that are great and do their due diligence and some that are brand new and tend to not know enough right out of the gate.

Additionally, you might want to install a fence with a self-locking gate and make sure all pool equipment is up to code.

Most recently, I worked with a client out here in Colorado that let their parade of homes house (from 25 years ago) in a gated community literally fall to pieces; mold between window panes, water infiltrating the kitchen due to lack of roof repair, patio pavers crumbling apart, downspout misplacements that caused water infiltration into the living room....just a mess. 

It is certainly market dependent, but there are deals out there that will cash flow right out the gate and some that will take time to hit your metrics.

So I direct market to the brokers, the gate-keepers.