Positives are proximity, low property taxes, no income taxes, no weather events, very low maintenance stucco/tile structures, “young” properties (5-20 years old) 

.: Hello,I'm new to tax/mortgage surplus funds retrievals, and have been in contact with a homeowner who is willing to work with me.

As someone mentioned, the only thing passive about real estate investing is the tax treatment. 

Maintain - includes taxes and insurance?

For example, what is the monthly revenue for the property and what are the "All In" expenses, including mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, repairs, etc...

Quote from @Jeff Roth: Hi Lina from Texas-Congratulations on your interest in investing in mid-term rentals and you are wondering how and where to get started.I get this question frequently from investors.Sometimes and investor is looking to keep their property cashflow positive as insurance and taxes have squeezed cashflow by turning units into mid-term or short-term rentals.First off, ideally, the property will cashflow as a long-term rental should something disrupt the mid-term rental model.You will also want to have the property be near where there would be a demand for mid-term rentals (hospitals, universities, research centers).Monthly rents for mid-term rentals are about 20% (+/-) higher than unfurnished similar long-term rentals.There are property managers that will manage mid-term rentals for you and I always advise my clients to use property managers to keep their investment as passive as possible and for compliance issues related to Fair Housing Laws and local regulations.To Your Success! 

Someone can be a brilliant tax person but horrible to work with, and also vice versa. 

Most Florida markets will share some dynamics though like taxes and insurance. 

Read this first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Willful violation of the TCPA can result in fines of $1,500 PER CALL - and there's a long line of lawyers lined up, waiting to sue you, like:https://www.schmidtandclark.co...https://www.classlawgroup.com/...https://www.classaction.com/tc...And lots more.Maybe re-think the cold calling and SMS approach.

I want to take advantage of growth if possible, but also want to minimize taxes and fees (penalties).