M Ness Your biggest problem is the lack of reliable income.

Hello M Ness,Not a dumb question at all.

Every time I have come across said companies they usually have a hush hush ness to them and usually have meetings in weird places and start off by saying well what you do not want to say is this and this is usually the truth.

Bobcat - take off the entire top surface to remove any and all trash, uneven-ness, and to loosen everything up.Spray with weed killer several times for the next week or three.

When we close and took possession of the first property and put the key in the door for the first time as owners--there was this sense of euphoria and unstoppable-ness: "Wow!!

M Ness, Tax liens in Florida have the potential to pay good rates, but the good properties get bid down pretty low for interest rates.Plus in Florida, even if you own the tax lien and if the owner does not pay the taxes before the redemption period ends, then you can ask the county to foreclose - BUT you don't automatically get the property.

M Ness with $20k you could certainly outsource your marketing efforts to procure a deal.

I say that because busi-ness produces productivity-most of the time anyways:)Winona

That said, I should check activity in this area over the past few years to see how much it's changed over time (which I'm thinking is a good way to determine hot-ness?)

Check CBRE, Cassidy Turley, Marcus & Millichap, Sperry Van Ness etc etc.