With the simple understanding that these are agency representation marketing/sales, James Wise is vastly raising the bar on information disclosure.

I know property taxes and insurance in Florida differ vastly between coastal and inland cities. 

The vast majority of buyers are not actually buyers at all...they're assignors, meaning they will tie you up in a contract and then try to flip the contract to another investor who actually does buy properties.

I think it would be a great book to add to your library. 

With a strong interest in the field, I’m here to dive deep into real estate investment, aiming to grow and learn from this community’s vast experiences.Currently residing in the Bay Area, I’m fascinated by the dynamism of our local market but am equally interested in exploring investment opportunities beyond, including other cities and states.

As you start interviewing you will see that there are vast differences and you will learn from them.

And on the other extreme, a hard money loan would be overkill, likely requiring vastly more than 25% down to boot.Between those two extremes sits bridge financing.

I disagree with @Jonathan Greene especially since the vast majority of agents in my experience are part time.

@Patience Echem You're already in a prime market for investing, and with $300K in cash, the possibilities are vast.

Am saying thumbs up to Brandon kroon of fund and grow he and his team have vast experience in helping me get access to robust line of credit within 2weeks.