unless we were selling a block of 20 or 50 of them or something.WE see them in land development and I am sure they are used in bigger commercial and maybe some Multi.. but multi has been so hot maybe they don't use them much there right now I don't really know..But in SFR I would absolutely say they are a waste of time.If you want a short cut just create your own one page purchase and sale contract.. in our state we have Stevens Ness forms you can buy at  office depot that are one or two pages.take one of those customize it with your name etc and use those to shot gun deals out.

I'm sure there were quite a few landlords who had nice empires in Detroit, Cleveland, etc... who ended up wiped out.For the additional risks in real estate, you should earn higher returns, and many people do.So the question is: are you willing to take on some additional risk, and some additional work to earn those higher returns?  

But do some digging and build YOUR real estate empire, NOT theirs. 

Later on, your RE empire will able to stand on its own merit, though they'll still want you to be personally on the hook for the loan.For small 1-4 properties, make sure your DSCRs (Debt Service Coverage Ratios) are healthy on every new acquisition -- they will be if you're buying right.

@Pretty KhareThese are inland, but still in the Tampa Bay area and within 20-40 min to most beaches.

I think I am going with either a Williams 60,000 btu floor mount console heater or an Empire 60,000 btu console unit.  

In general, I am in favor of investing further inland in California, as I have done. 

A 12 step plan to help you get your *stuff* together and begin building YOUR rental real estate empire, whether it's 1 or 1000 properties!

At 40 you are empire building so your financial goals are very different from what is important to you later in life.

Landrec has all title and mortgages, sdat has owner information, plats.net has all subdivisions in MD.I work in Columbia in land acquisition if you have direct questions.