Not to mention markup for profit, sorry this is not the red cross. 

Regardless the odds of redemption are so low that it is worth taking the shot, just dot your I's and cross your T's and document everything well with before, during and after pics.Good luck.

Following David Green's Core 4 strategy (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender) gives confidence to invest anywhere.

In terms of the lady spending all her time reporting violations... yikes.There are a few maps online that show the unincorporated areas of pinellas county down to the street, and then you can cross reference the county zoning website.

I am going into my third year of college pursuing a degree in sales at Bowling Green State University.

I did pledge assets to cross collateralize.

@Michael MattinglyRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

The only way I thought I could protect myself better in this situation if I were to decide to move forward would be to cross collateralize by taking a first lien on a separate property of the borrower.

Fingers crossed this first one works out.

Lot's of ways one can offer various ways to make it worth it to one, saying something to effect of making ___ payments, offering cross-collateralization etc etc..