There are people don't even know the ABC of investing and don't do their home work even going through BP materials and they want to meet with you. 

I'm a lawyer in a landlord friendly state, and I would not want to be standing in front of a judge arguing this  one. 

I don't know the Florida market so I can't argue either way but the trends in housing types do not match this style of house.

Some will argue that your money is wasted by being tied up in investments or properties when it could be leveraged-again that goes back to your personal preference. 

I might have been picturing the situation wrong - I had read it as, they were trying to tell the OP their presence / permission was needed to go to the properties at all, which would be kinda bizarre.I might argue a little over the cost though.

ABCs of real estate investing gives you a really good foundation of the basics.

-The Perfect Investment by Paul Moore-The ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy-Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book by Joe Fairless (This is a very specific niche so this would only be if you're interested in Multifamily Syndication)-Both Rod Khleif and Michael Blank have free E-books you can download (google it)

I gave all my offers to the agent and they argued on my behalf.

I don't think alot of contractors want to go to that level of detail with quotes, opens them up to too much arguing over individual line items.

@Austin MontgomeryRegarding your other question regarding having your LLC managing your property without a real estate license, many states have exemption to the licensure when managing your own property.In the case of a single member LLC one could argue that as the sole member you could manage your properties.If however you create a c Corp, that would be a different person and would probably need a license even if you are the sole shareholder.