First, Are you licensed and insured to manage other people's properties?

Will be down in Clearwater Beach next month for a few days and planning on driving some neighborhoods in Pinellas County.

Slow beginnings are common in real estate investing, and building momentum comes with intentional planning and leveraging your resources effectively.To gain traction:Evaluate Equity: Review the equity in your owner-occupied home and rentals.

When i press on the cracked areas, it does not appear soft or wet.I plan to fix it, but I worry it may reappear in months.

@Rich Emery If you plan to sell early, consider a 12 to 24 mo bridge loan.  

It all depends on the work you/your clients want to do to create value and the overall game plan.

ThanksThere are no plan to sell any real estate in the near term. 

Hey India if you use HML do you plan on refinancing?

Well one thing that is interesting in regards to Earnest Money is that you take a place like Ohio, I'd imagine it's the same in Oregon but in Ohio the Division of Real Estate regulates the activities of real estate brokerages and their trust accounts but the Division of Insurance is who regulates title companies.

This is precisely why everyone should insist on title insurance.