Also, in FL (I live here) , there are many fractured associations which will be a nightmare.

I kept my nose to the grind and tried to get the project completed as quickly as possible.

That's like the "Zombie Loans" where if you "put a mirror up to his nose and it fogs up" give him a Mortgage! 

In Midland, I was working as a Field Engineer for Schlumberger performing hydraulic fracturing jobs throughout West Texas and New Mexico.

If its for sale (or not) and you don't have a contract with that developer, they can undercut you and buy it right under your nose legally, or do a land lease with the owner that is selling it.

I had a long day of flying last week during the night in my hotel room i came down with a bad cold.. but I was flying home after my meeting so I was one of those guys blowing my nose 50 times over the 6 hours in the air..

There's still the nosing and the backsplash to do, but I like your idea!

If anyone has some good advice on the best place to put my nose in and start learning I am open to suggestions.  

Hit it on the nose.

less than 100.00 dollar but now had a vacancy  now had to do some turn over now had to pay a new lease fee  etc etc.. so that 100.00 get your nose bent out of shape cost them a few thousand.. and then just look at any of @James Wise  photo's he post here on BP of what a tenant can do to a house..