It's easy to focus solely on the numbers in real estate, but as landlords, we’re also providing a fundamental necessity—safe and stable housing.

In FL PS only provides about 37% of the leads/oppertunities going through the county records offices (I have  study I have done comparing the 2 to back this up if you want me to post it/send it) recorder offices Florida and Hilsborough are obviously competitive but if your getting information before everyone else and using it fast in the market where it matters its not so competititve.If your leads are for say absentee owner, tired  landlord then you want the owner to have had the property for longer to hopefully increase motivation.

Yes, I some landlords are taking that kind of approach and it may be working for them, BUT a broken clock works for me twice a day!

Get rid of him immediately.One of the most important skills to learn as a landlord?

The whole thing was ridiculous, and there was no one policing it, and homeowners and landlords didn’t want to pay the extra $.  

Quote from @Chan Park: It's time to step and be a Landlord, as uncomfortable as it may seem.

availability of multi-family 4. ability to write my own contracts(Go off market) 5. landlord tenant laws etc......and some others.If you plan to hold long term, think of what would be most important to this type of investing i.e All the best! 

Washington & Oregon - two liberal states that are not landlord friendlyFor those reasons, I'm out 

Quote from @Robert B Azimi: A restaurant that’s doing great business feels he shouldn’t pay the rent on time for the last 4 months every month we had to post 3 day notice to pay  rent or quit on his front door for him to deign to pay his rent What legal action we could take to make him understand he is not the landlord we are he must pay his rent on time?

Showing them that you are aware that this is their space and that you are an intruder (landlord or not), can set them at ease by showing such signs of respect.