I focus primarily on land, splitting larger parcels into smaller ones within minor subdivisions.

One thing that Cape Coral does offer over the others though is that being a much larger market, inventory will be more diverse, so you might have better luck finding a specific property type and price point.

i.e if someone gets bit from a dog living in my building, am I more liable if that dog is a 50lb pitbull than if it is a 15lb yorkie?

So your competition is getting larger as a landlord.Traffic and infrastructure are starting to have issues keeping up with all of the building.

Gas and Electric sits in one unit's name (usually the upper, larger and better furnished units) and they split it with the other unit.

How often does a seller bring a larger check to closing than the buyer?!?

I think if there was more attractive rentals here, the same dogs in charlotte would come here and create a lot of chaos.

Good credit score (800+) but low income ($70k)Candidate 2: Family of 5 (3 kids) with a business + a smaller dog (40 lbs bulldog) and ok credit (680+) but higher income ($130k) than other candidate. 

So, talk to investors and ATTORNEYS in your state and find out if hitting home owners in pre-foreclosure is legal and won't bite you later on.The other thing to be on watchout is if there are liens and encumbrances that will get you stuck , because investors will do their own title search and find out the price you assign the house to them is just a part of a larger bill they have to pay to own it. 

I chose this larger apartment because I had initially planned to rent out the spare bed + bath for $700-800/mo, but he stopped me because he 'wanted to ensure our privacy.'