You could also ask for early occupancy so you can begin to collect rent and take all the holding expenses off their plate.

I need a central collection for all my "to-do's", a tracker for progress on projects (from rehabs to acquisitions to honey-do projects).

It's impressive that you were able to figure that out. 

Second, you left out the fact that owners who don't/didn't clean up -- in Florida or elsewhere -- had their land cleaned up by the government (local ones too) and then the land was seized or liened if the owners/insurers dragged their collective feet.

The math I posted above get's a lot more impressive if you can push $2k+ cash flow. 

Ive been impressed with the response, resiliency, and rebuild down there.   

Find a renter, qualify them, move them in, collect rent, oversee repairs, re-sign leases, move them out, turn the unit, rinse and repeat.

David,I have worked with a number of investors lately that are very impressed in the Charlotte market.  

I could always use help putting out and collecting our signage for the brokerage!

Instead of paying cash use that money and spread them over multiple dscr loan so I can own more doors and just collect the cash flow after expenses.