The main hold up was getting an appointment for the fire marshal walk through, which looks to be no longer required. 

You will meet people from different walks of life that will give you different perspectives on real estate investing.

What is frustrating here is that a tenant can do whatever they want and walk out clean to go next and cheat another LL.

Yup No question there will be I guarantee it bad actors that will do this and rip rents intentionally and walk away..

I walk away from my W2 in December 2021.

Just trying to get a general idea of where to start and how to manage a flip remotely.Thanks in advance.Crawl before you walk.

Ever notice how HGTV makes flipping houses look like a walk in the park?

You can survive without a pool only if you are walking distance to the beach and even then you will do much better with a pool.2) Tampa - A more urban market. 

They could walk through a property and give you advice. 

The last thing you want is a buyer having expectations of how a home is going to look and then be disappointed when they walk in bc the listing photos present the home differently than it actually is.2.