Rake/shovel/grass seed/grass mat/ water hose  $150f. 

I see you're from NY and your investment is in FL. Are

The issue I am finding (at least with my own projects) is some savvy land owners are wanting a faster close prior to approvals, this makes it harder to get a total development loan with a reasonable rate as most lenders want a "shovel ready" project before they fund, so you have to find another way to take down the land while still getting your project approved. 

Last thing: I live in Orlando, FL... are any of you in contact with people in FL?

I also remember that Frank and Dave do not buy property in FL. Are

I love BP, but most people write in about their successes and not about what can go wrong very quickly.I started investing in Chicago because it's much cheaper than the New York market, but although property costs less I have a lot more expenses as far as plane tickets, time off from my day job, landscaping, snow shoveling, property management and paying repairmen higher prices for emergency fixes.  

Who shovels the snow?

They can take care of mowing the lawn and shoveling snow in the winter. 

One of the "Assignments" the two Mentors gave out was: Find houses in need of repair that also had driveways/walkways that needed to be shoveled (many false leads with the recent 102" of snow;-)We exchanged phone and email information so folks could call the Mentors with the data and we could reach out to find the owners after strategizing on contact approaches.

When I bought my first home I decided that I didn't want to cut grass or shovel snow so we bought a townhome.It took me 6 mos of hunting to find my first rehab project and it was really hard to pull the trigger and take the plunge into investing.