Your specific variable expense assumptions are wrong, BUT you stumbled into them being correct overall.Also, you are approaching this correctly - entering in the numbers to generate a purchase price that meets your metrics:)

An investor is going to want to have a specific date they can get their money out of the deal. 

I'm new to real estate investing and looking to connect with local investor.Thank youWhat are specific goals? 

I want to preface this by saying I'm an absolute newbie when it comes to real estate investing, but the more books and resources I consume, the more I find myself gravitating towards commercial real estate, specifically hotels!

Any luck on motivating realtors in the area to actually get operating expenses/lease agreements for Jackson County specifically George?

Once they exercise seller financing, the property is sold and all 1031 rules apply. 1031 has specific timelines.

Happy to connect if you have any specific questions you are looking to get answered or just want a general run down of the investing landscape here.

Find the REIA group for your areaAs Henry noted, post something specific for your area and tag your market.Get on Loopnet for your area and property type, reach out to the brokers that are listing deals and offer to take to coffee (they are often invested in deals too but you could ask for connections to other operators that might be getting started).And, again as Henry noted, each person you meet, ask them what other networking events they have attended that you can put on your list.

you'll probably get a good response, because it's a narrow, specific question. 

Specifically for us, we focus on the outskirts of Orlando.