@David Stewart the seller doesn’t want to even do that much or even let me

Rod Khleif may also be a good option as he is active in Florida as well.

A great complement to the books are podcasts- which I would recommend Biggerpockets (of course), Best Ever (Joe Fairless and Theo Hicks), Rod Khalif, Wheelbarrow Profits with Jake and Gino.

Stewart - Do you have an idea of the cap rate in the market and/or sub market you are targeting?

Jake & GinoThe Lifetime CashFlow through Real Estate Podcast   Rod KhleifOld Capital Real Estate Investing Podcast - Although based in Texas it provides good content. 

For a rental railing we used the vertical thin metal rod spindles and wood above and below for top and bottom rail.

@Joshua Stewart the zoning is R-2, I plan to build a small subdivision eventually, just don’t have the plan in place or the capital ready to dive into that just yet!

Also @Erik Stewart and Daniel L have been doing this sucessfully. 

@Stewart Guthrie: Great analogy!!

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