And to respond to @Travis Lloyd I think San Francisco offers equally colorful and highly counter intuitive market dynamics :)For instance, we also have those pesky non profit guys hanging around the courthouse and stepping in the last minute to pay a tenants rent just so they don't get evicted!  

I have been hanging around here for some years, but I haven't been very active and I never posted my introduction - shame on me!

The short answer is "yes"...it'll work.Dumb newbie mistake: Don't hang the TV on the wall that is the headboard of the bed in the adjacent unit. 

Once I obtain my license, I am going to hang it with my Commercial Brokerage firm, NAINorcal.The issue arises as I am also trying to start my own Property Management company - both commercial and residential management.

It is usually the newer and part timers who lack the confidence to have this conversation with their customers, and therefore just hang around silently, hoping to get paid.

Definitely low hanging fruit.So, when I see the 25% COC number, is that assuming traditional financing and self-management with cleaning fees, etc. accounted for? 

Nothing money-wise hanging over my head. the situation:I recently received a 100k inheritance from a deceased relative.With no clue where to start in real estate investing, what would you do with 100k? 

Hang out on the forums and ask questions, you will be surprised at the wealth of knowledge here.I know nothing about Florida, but I would suggest sticking close to home for starters.

I only had one person hang up on me  over the month to month lease.   

There's a few people who have here from what I gather, but they don't seem to hang out here.