"Amazing investment opportunity"I don't have an out-of-state realtor (nor am I at a point that I am ready to engage one). 

I am in charge of Community Engagement here, and would be happy to answer any questions.

You say you want to meet and connect with others here, one way is to engage in this forum which you have done.

The influx of people from NYC are not used to these "low rents" so you can use that to your advantage.I'd start high and work down depending on engagement.

As others have pointed out, engaging an attorney in the process will help. 

I'm not trying to get bogged down on every detail, but perhaps someone with some experience can help clarify the following requirement for the Principal Loan Originator:https://mortgage.nationwidelicensingsystem.org/slr/PublishedStateDocuments/FL-Mtg-Broker-New-App-Checklist.pdf"The Principal LoanOriginator must also demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Office of Financial Regulation that he or she has been actively engaged in a mortgage broker related business for at least one year before being designated as a Principal Loan Originator.

Second, the best advice I can give you (as I did it) is to stay active, engage the community, read forum posts, listen to podcasts and stay motivated.

Agreed I dont want to play mediator but since I engaged once,  I dont want to ignore texts.

We usually engage a PM company during the underwriting stages to get their thoughts/feedback on the property, area, market, and financials.

Then re-engage.