I have bought several places from people who did hard money and could not complete the project before they ran out of funds. 

That’s how the wealthy do it with real estate or businesses.

The people listed below have been all over BP and can provide great information

Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

You cant view a lot of FL probate dosuments directly from the recorders site but you can get the key people (petitioner/decedent) then combine with the case type (summary vs formal probate admin) then look through property records to see if  they own property and whether there are encumbrances.

Some people will say, "Take out a quality Insurance Policy and you will be protected."

I’ve been coaching new investors for a while, and I always enjoy hearing about what brings people to real estate.

It sounds like you might be in the situation I'm in: buying a vacation home that I plan to use as a STR when I'm not using it so that other people can help pay my mortgage.

My business partner and I have a monthly fix/flip forum we hold in Scottsdale and mainly just work with flippers/investors. 

I also ran my own roofing business one summer of college.