Grandpa is in his late 80's now and likes to plant flowers and vegetables for our tenants... the personal touch.Owning and managing residential property takes a certain type of personality and commitment.

I am loading up my plow trucks , bobcat , and snow blowers , Snow is white gold .

There is a company that puts out a book of typical expenses broken down by different areas of the county (Not much snow removal in FL) Again it is based on apartment buildings but may be of help.

Some include water and heat, some require the tenants to pay all utilities, some HOA or condo communities include practically all utilities, including trash and snow removal, so that would be included in the rent.

Chris,Based on your stated criteria, I'd recommend focusing on Tampa (I'm partial to South Tampa), Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale (and areas just north thereof).Naples doesn't have a substantial airport (and a significant percent of its population is comprised of snow birds, heading south when its winter up north).Miami is way overheated.  

There are hundreds of free QR decoder scanner out there and it's not an issue.What may be an issue is if you snap a picture of a QR code for later use, there is a chance the app may not be able to decode it because a falling leaf or something partially obscured the QR code, or your hand moved a bit too fast and the image got blurry, or there was a bit too much glare, or raining/snowing...so for me I wanted to make sure I got the right QR code, and the only way to make sure is to try and scan it first.

Watertown received over 200 inches of snow last winter and is usually frigid cold, so absolutely nobody moves in that area unless they just got orders to Fort Drum.

They didn't want to be put in a position where short term inconveniences (like travelling to a property during a snow storm) would get in the way of properly running their project.    

Agreement:  PP:  $160K - $180K (still being negotiated)Down Payment:  $15-20K (still being negotiated)Expenses: Taxes $ 4,305.00 Insurance: Property $ 1,500.00 Insurance: Mortgage $ - Maintenance Snow Removal (75 / storm * 10 storms) $ 750.00 Landscaping $ 250.00 Pest Control $ - Other Repairs $ 2,000.00 Marketing / Leasing Fees $ 1,500.00 Legal $ 600.00 CPA $ 500.00 Utilities $ - Electric $ - Water / Sewer $ 1,200.00 Gas / Oil $ - HW $ - Waste RemovalNote:  Comps for 4-bedrooms homes in this area, are comping out right at $160-180K.  

I live in Park City, UT now, but the weather has been horrible, so we've had very little snow (up until this week, hooray!)