Hi Andrew:Your best bet is to have the title company run a preliminary title report to determine who the property owner is and how title is held.

I would however thoroughly investigate any tenants record.  

May be worth investigating if you're seriously considering Orlando. 

The more you know, my CPA will surely need to do some investigation as well.Render unto Caesar, what is Caesar's...thanks

We have single units that cash flow about what would equal about 10 good cash flow Midwest units due to rent appreciation of the coastal So Cal market.You can investigate the ROI of coastal So Cal and San Fran area RE versus Midwest RE. 

I have been doing a lot of back of the envelope calculations using 1% of the financed amount vice 1% of purchase price and that seems to be the go no-go point for positive cash-flow for a lot of deals these days.From what I've seen, and my investigation is just in it's invancy, rental rates seem to drop off qucikly as you move away from the university (like outside 1 mile).

I was actually hoping to attend your seminar on Short Term and Vacation Rentals in Waltham as my wife is interested in investigating that market but I can't make it to Waltham in time.

I am in the preliminary stages and I am looking for some guidance and perhaps some known pitfalls that I can avoid.

Can anyone give me a rundown of decent neighborhoods in the Orlando area, ones to avoid in concerns to renting, and any recommendations PM or forum here of good apartments that my fiance and I can investigate.

I’m here to ask a couple of questions regarding this preliminary stage in finding deals.