If you choose this route, make sure to have clear, written agreements in place and maintain a professional landlord-tenant relationship.

Fortunately, we did not sustain any damage or flooding from the storm.It's great to connect with a design and architecture professional in Sarasota.

I am looking to connect with professionals in the area.

I was interviewing someone today for a marketing position and she is working for a company that were two IT professionals who sold a business, started a multifamily fund that is not doing well so now they are starting a ground up development fund for single family homes and another fund in commercial real estate.

I never read the book you referenced but at least it appears the book is written by a tax professional which is a good start.  

Eventually, lawmakers realized the negative impact this was having on the real estate sector and created what is known as Real Estate Professional Status (REPS).

The appraisers are professionals and usually undervalue your property by about 15-20% just to avoid people complaining too much.  

As a professional property manager, it’s unsettling to think how many poorly drafted leases like this are floating around out there.

Unfortunately he is still incarcerated pending an appeal on his case and I am not the professional real estate investor that he is.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?