My initial attempts have been to create a FB business page, and add as much content as I can, in hopes of staying in front of my contacts.

I typically let those go to voice mail (im dont like being on the phone) so I try and get them as much info as I can in the email that they get. 

For reference, I have already done all I can in terms of marketing.

As a landlord, I'm more put off by your short term lease than the dogs (we allow them, excluding bully breeds).

I suggest you get everything you can in writing and hire a new company ASAP and ask for a property report with tons of pictures.

After being so motivated I’m going to begin reading the necessary books and network best I can in the next couple months.

If you stay on top of it with fogging and spraying, you have a good chance of destroying a small breeding population.

Definitely have to play with appraisers - but how can, in this example, 2 separate appraisers vary by approx 15% and use 3 completely different comps.Further - what is the definition of the appraised value?

I have been wanting to get into real estate investing for a while but i didnt want to pull the trigger on any properties or deals until I felt decently educated, so I have been reading, listening, and studying as much as I can in the past year or so and bigger pockets has been a godsend.

Unless you plan on making real estate your career, I would stay in Miami and work a bit and save as much as you can. In