Luckily for me the state of Florida has state level protection which bars municipalities from passing new or amending their existing laws.That said, I am seeing cities like City of Saint Pete crack down and are enforcing their laws for the first time in years.  

Two, you'll have a much easier time obtaining a mortgage product if you have a track record of W2 income.In the meantime, continue implementing the strategies you mentioned: save religiously, build your credit, pay any existing debt owed, etc.

I do not know how they are handling new customers verse the Midland existing customers.Regarding the customer service it seems the people I dealt with are still employed and only my "personal rep" as it were, was promoted and another took her place.

I'll be honest with you, in my experience, I have never seen a Investor care typically about the existing financing, or what was owed on the property.

Looking for Tips on how to find places that have multiple cabins or additional dwellings on a property that I could live on and run. I am aware of Crexi, Bizbuysell, and Loopnet and reach out when I see something for ...

For the past 4 years I've been focused full-time on the niche of pre-existing non-conforming land parcels and/or land that is considered undevelopable.Basically, I focus on rehabbing lots instead of rehabbing houses and I have virtually no competition up here in the New England Area.Is anyone else here doing this?  

Also consider all lenders will require to review your insurance when underwriting a loan and it's likely a violation of your existing loan documents to let the properties go uninsured even if they didn't require insurance escrows. 

Consult your tax professional: while podcasts are great, make sure you have an existing relationship with a tax professional you can trust.

Just like in Southern Italy, where houses are sold for as little as one euro, similar initiatives exist in Spain to attract people to repopulate villages and revitalize these areas." the one part I'd disagree with is "many".So why was I shocked then?

Yep my dad was doing it in the early 2000's too and was telling me about it way before BP even existed.