This is somewhat a loose metric for our current business model. 25% is just a arbitrary number with no science or data to support it.

I don't have a job yet and I'm about to start 10th grade, but I'm hoping to get experience in this market as soon as I can and to create my network model.

In the meeting we heard from the many tenants who are victims of predatory landlords and from housing providers who attempted to explain how rent control destroys the business model for a housing provider.

My area of expertise is in finance but in stock/equities/commodities and not in real estate so I'm trying to read up as much as possible on the current state of FL real estate.

This is an opportunity to confirm they have the expertise you need.

Its your first deal and going out of state requires a deeper level of expertise IMO.

It as has a newer model home onsite a business is renting as an office.

I don't see how either business model benefits from this.  

Hi @Maurice Giro it sounds like you would like to get into real estate investing, but you would like to be more passive than active.Just keep in mind that the more active you are, the higher returns you get, and generally speaking, the more passive you are the lower returns you getThere is a hybrid model where you can learn how to find deals that are under market value, build a team that will help you purchase and rehab and rent out the property, and then have someone help you manage it.

In this case the consumer over estimates the risk of an hourly model costing more than a traditional commission model.