And I'm wondering if the growth and dynamics down there support further growth + appreciation down there.Anyone have perspectives on the short and long view of the area?

Love the family dynamics.  

Don't overthink, relax, visualize it and enjoy the adventure!

And Tampa, perhaps one of the most dynamic cities in Florida provides investors with plenty of choices and opportunities.

You can make a point to scan those news sources daily, keeping an eye out for economic development stories.Also, this site can give you a lot of insight into the dynamics of a particular area.http://www.city-data.com/Good luck!

Upon reading this question, I hopped on the HUD website to see if I could figure out if that included utilities or not...what I found was that the $1483 was actually an incorrect figure (don't know if the person who gave me the information was using 2013 data or had the wrong county).Here is the info directly from the HUD site (couldn't link it because it was a dynamic URL, not a static URL):The fair market (50th percentile) rent for a 3-bedroom in Baltimore County is actually $1599.

Most of the time you can visually see if the property is part of wetlands.

Lease showed higher rent possibly so that I could visualize a positive cash flow. 

There's ways to set up your SEO and content to get your page ranking in the top few spots below paid ads based on specifics that fit your business, which will generate a lot of free leads.If doing paid ads, be sure to create dynamic ads and also block keywords that do not apply. 

Most successful investors understand the importance of visualization and setting definite goals.Let's celebrate successes and have a discussion about long-term goals and what specially REI will help provide for you.I'll start.