Quote from @Chan Park: It's time to step and be a Landlord, as uncomfortable as it may seem.

Given my lack of experience in accurately assessing the additional costs and potential risks of investing in an AE zone, I felt it was best to step back and refine my evaluation process before taking on something like this.Thanks again for your input!

Pretty,  as others have stated here, the permitting process through the City of Cape Coral has been hindered by their ability to scale up their staff to handle the massive demands for all permitting including new construction but also anything else that requires a permit, home improvements, sea walls, alternative sea walls, pools and more.From your post, I can see that you are frustrated, and I believe some of that is due to not understanding the steps and processes of new construction, including what must be done prior to submitting permits.

I guess my goal is to figure out my next steps and get a clearer picture of how I can break into the real estate world and start building something for the future.Thank you.

@Steven Nguyen            Your first step is to liquidate some of your Crypto so you have liquid funds to contribute to the deal.

We are currently working with our lawyers to take next steps and get our money back along with damages due to wasted time and investments we missed out on along with other people who they have done this too.

Stay consistent and take calculated steps to gain momentum!

Steps to follow?

What tools or methods do you use for conducting property analysis without stepping foot on the property?

Cash for keys is definitely the best way to get people out in the day when I was very active at court houses steps cash for keys was by far the best way to get folks to move and bad tenants in a state with bad eviction laws to me would be the preferred method. you simply pay them when they are leaving the house not before.. that works fine and you give them more than 1k .. you make it worth their while..