Yes FL usually is higher than average due to the lengthy foreclosure time and the number of recent foreclosures.

He texted me yesterday that a five year lease had been signed and I was really surprised about the length. I

@Michael Gee I understand a 16 page document is quite lengthy and you may not be able to omit every paragraph that doesn't apply(2 out of 5 sentences may apply) but if you can make it a 12 page doc by excluding those paragraphs that are absolutely inapplicable that may help.

It can very costly to rehab these buildings properly.State historic tax credits may be available in your area however you will have to go through an approval process which can be lengthy.

Thanks for reading my lengthy post!

The average tenant term (occupancy period) for family parks is pretty lengthy and even more so for tenants in senior parks. 

I've had a few conversations with the State of Ohio Division of Real Estate about wholesaling and other typical real estate investor activities.Back in 2007 the Division of Real Estate head Attorney explicitly stated that wholesaling by assigning a Purchase and Sale agreement did not need a license, however for an option agreement she thought it did need a license.In Sept 2013, I had a lengthy conversation with the lead investigator of the Division of Real Estate enforcement section.The summary of the conversation is as follows.

The very first step is I have a lengthy Seller Disclosure form that I require.

Since I have a lengthy sales history, it made sense in my mind to just be an agent.

Otherwise, it is a long and lengthy process because there are a lot of channels the application has to flow through unlike conventional or FHA loans.