Although we decided it wasn't a good fit, I'd surely appreciate your generous offer to share GC's PM's etc. 

Quote from @David Hori: @Mike Hern - I'll let you decide if paying out of my savings is better or worse than putting it on my credit card.

So, I have decided to take action in becoming a Real Estate Investor by focusing on finding Off Market properties.

I also have decided that with our current income, it is a necessity that our first property have positive cash flow.

If you decide to have a great car, great house, great everything you will be in debt like everyone else.3.  

Airy neighborhood.I decided on Mt-Airy and East falls as they seemed to be good places to invest in.

Newbie investors are always trying to decide if NOW is the right time to buy an investment and that isn't really a very good question.

She is insistent on my providing her all of my information so she can verify my information, of which I decline to do but tell her that FL is pretty transparent (unless I have a land trust which I do not) and if she decides to be judge and jury to everyone she should figure out how to actually research appropriately.  

While operating as your own GC this will save you money, coordinating can be a bit challenging.Once you have decided the level of involvement you want in the project, just get bids from multiple vendors based on the same statement of work and compare the offers. 

Is it better to purchase property as Vacation Rental STR, and then decide to switch to Long Term Rental if the regulations become more strict?