I have purchased a Tax Cert in Alabama and have some questions on the insurance aspect.

I haven't given much thought about that aspect, but I definitely will. 

I assume there is something that the underwriter is seeing that causes them some concern.Since you bring up the 6-month aspect.... if you are looking to finance only your purchase price and closing costs you should be able to do that if you own the property for less than 6 months. 

One interesting aspect I've noticed is that the information about the homeowner varies quite a bit by county.

If you go into property management you will only learn property management, if you go work for a contractor you will learn about construction,  if you go work for  a wholesaler you will learn about marketing and sales, if you want to learn about underwriting or lending go work for a bank, etc etc.It really depends on what aspect of real estate you want to focus on. 

Those are the people who will buy from you and sell to you as well as help you with all aspects of your investing.Good luck to you!

The current tenant already qualified for the financial aspect so you should be covered there.

@John Warren I agree with the local aspect a local real estate agent that recently went to a Boston conference for investors and told me that in Florida the market has yet to reach its peak.

It gives a more professional feel to everything you do, and it makes rent increases and many other aspects of being a landlord MUCH easier.

They know how to find every little thing and know what stuff cost to get done, but you should always be able to get it done for slightly less (10%).Its more work to "set up a team", but holy cow is it an amazing feeling to have a routine to most aspects of your business.