They will have better recommendations for any title companies or lawyers there.

I would prefer an individual PM (not associated with any company) to manage my 3 doors in FL..

Maybe self-accountability does matter. 

Account for all costs, including closing fees, holding costs, and repairs.

This was my first investment property and I had a poor inspector who missed all the electrical and even though the roof had about 5 years left my insurance company made me do that.

Couldn’t be happier about the outcome, their great tenants, rent is automatically deposited into our account and on time.

Your mortgage company gets paid off first and then it's up to the homeowner to secure a construction loan to rebuild. 

@Wade Wisner Our company has been in the space for well over a decade, i would suggest the key to finding quality notes is networking in networks of those who are creating notes already and don't know they can sell them.  

And I definitely understand that HOA fees are getting unreasonable and on top of that, insurance companies are increasing prices.My reason for moving to Miami is for better quality of life and more opportunity in other arenas as well.

But ultimately the responsibility lies in my hands.I jumped on a seesaw of risk hoping that the momentum would catapult my bank account into six figures only to find out the hard way that flipping houses isn’t as easy as I had predicted.This house was purchased for $64,000 with an expected rehab of $100k to $120k depending on how much work the dilapidated and neglected house needed.The midwest is lovely but the houses carry the weight of weather storms nearly a century old leading to more damage than a beginning investor could expect.The appraisal came in at $225k for my lender meaning our all-in cost would be around 85% of the sales price worst case.