Some other things on her email were: broken blind, garbage in the recycling bin, and the gate has a broken lock.

Real estate investing will not be like what Bill Gates accomplished with MicroSoft.

Florida is not like Southern California where prices are much higher.You can buy a 3500 sqft 5 bed, 4 bath on a lake with 1.25 acres of land in a gated community for under $600k here in West Palm Beach.  

Account Closed I'm sure Bezos, Zuckerberg, Buffet and Bill Gates are crying...

For this situation, you probably want a gate latch which is a regular style handle that locks automatically when pulled shut (i.e. it cannot be left unlocked by accident). 

@Alicia Gates you approach it by looking at the numbers, not the people.

In this case the cheapest option, assuming there is a fence around it, is to put a padlock on the gate. 

I went out of the gate at what I thought was a conservative number. 

@Alicia Gates(SFRs). [24 CFR §110.10(b)](b) This part shall not require posting and maintaining a fair housing poster:(1) On vacant land, or(2) At any single-family dwelling, unless such dwelling(i) Is being offered for sale or rental in conjunction with the sale or rental of other dwellings in which circumstances a fair housing poster shall be posted and maintained as specified in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section, or(ii) Is being offered for sale or rental through a real estate broker, agent, salesman, or person in the business of selling or renting dwellings in which circumstances a fair housing poster shall be posted and maintained as specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section,

It's scary to offer money on a house that looks like this...Pre Florence comps in this upscale gated lakefront community: 340-375 KRepairs needed           175kOwner asking              100KQuestion is how trustworthy are those comps on this side of the storm.