If you were a FL native, you'd think, fun back in the 80s during Beach Week, Spring Break and they have the race track, but you would never want to live there!  

He missed the target by nearly a month and we ended up paying holding costs, HOA, Utilities etc for an extra 6 months until finally selling in the spring for a reduced price.

I am debating whether i should just fix the shower pan. or, rebuild shower as well just in case water leak is coming from shower walls. what do you think? 

I'd see about delaying my move 6-8 months....you may see an uptick in sale prices come Spring and get out clean then.

Every area I know has gotten worse and worse and worse on it.Fifteen years ago,  when I was buying, rehabbing houses and holding, I oculd hire a licensed contractor and they were able to change toilets, faucets, even water heaters.

Tampa you better be on the water.#2 Find a niche.     

About half of them because of heat, storms, fires and fresh water concerns.

I had a client buy an REO property and there was a water leak.

Water heaters need replacing, bank errors occur, tenants move out, real estate bubbles happen, etc. 

Stocks haven't performed as well in the last 20 years as they have historically from 1950-2000 and the valuations especially on newer companies is eye watering.