There is a saying that ask yourself WHY five times and you will get to the root reason for doing something.

Tree roots won't break it (unless they get ridiculously big), spots can be patched easier, can be formed to odd sizes easier, won't crack generally (asphalt is pliable), stains are less visible, can be resealed.

Lots of great local groups around, each with pros and cons:TRIG: meetups once/month, paid membership, tons of local rooted investorshttps://www.trigofva.com/Hampton Roads Investor Group: Free, hosted by Investor/Agents on the THiNK RE Team (Next meetup is Monday 9 May at 6pm)https://www.facebook.com/group...ReSolve Meetup:https://www.facebook.com/REsol...Hop-portunity Investing:https://www.facebook.com/hoppo...

Small investors are also not the root cause of poverty, lack of education, lack of upward mobility.

Lots of great local groups around, each with pros and cons:TRIG: meetups once/month, paid membership, tons of local rooted investorshttps://www.trigofva.com/Hampton Roads Investor Group: Free, hosted by Investor/Agents on the THiNK RE Teamhttps://www.facebook.com/group...ReSolve Meetup:https://www.facebook.com/REsol...Hop-portunity Investing:https://www.facebook.com/hoppo...

Lots of great local groups around, each with pros and cons:TRIG: meetups once/month, paid membership, tons of local rooted investorshttps://www.trigofva.com/Hampton Roads Investor Group: Free, hosted by investor agents at 1st Class Real Estatehttps://www.facebook.com/group...ReSolve Meetup:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Hampton Roads Landlord Associtaionhttps://www.meetup.com/HRLandl...

I'm rooting for you : )

This being said, I know the headache/disappointment/stress of rooting for them, so I feel your pain!

I plan on being in Florida with my first unit already purchased and rented by the end of the year(hopefully sooner) Thanks for the read, look forward to finally getting in the game.Hi Ray, I'm rooting for you big-time because I feel like I can somewhat sympathize. 

You can have a septic company run a camera down the line to check for collapses, tree roots, etc., but the coverage is relatively inexpensive relative to the potential cost of the fix.