Don't watch the click bait, go buy a house. 

If the funds will be constantly deployed for years, watch the blended rate. $150k @ 3.75% + $150k @ 10.5% is a blended rate of 7.125%.

if so - I recommend getting a loan approval in place before beginning to look at properties 3) Watch the  insurance  costs as these are incresing in FLA ...Good luck 

Other Questions:Any common pitfalls to watch out for when selling with creative financing?

As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

You typically buy real estate, hold it a long time, and patiently watch it grow into something incredible. 

However there are always things to watch out for: Builders cannot build quick enough now (demand is too high), so a lot of them cut corners; if you have a highly skilled agent they can go to bat for you/keep an eye on the builder as you are out of state.

We are planning to manage it ourselves.We would live close by.I am currently reading and watching everything I can about landlording. 

A video of no more than 5 minutes, but preferable 3 minutes or less, will be watched.

I also watched Peter Linnenman yesterday on the Walker & Dunlop podcast and he predicts 3 rate cuts the end of this year as lagging rental data in CPI starts to hit, and he also thinks a recession is several years off.