I am new to the world of real estate investing, but have been totally bought in to Bigger Pockets the last several months.

Grand total was 16k. the guys did it in two days.

Andrew,Miami is a very expensive place to build/renovate in some cases it's worth looking at the total funds expected to be used and regroup.

.: But now that I mentioned it...it'll probably flood tomorrow...Yep, totally screwed yourself now. ;)Sounds like a good opportunity.

If you could split the house even once into a duplex you could go to a commercial loan with 6 total units. 

Don't be fooled there are fair number of seasoned investors in that market (for proof see my failed 3-4 offers that were beat out), they just dont feel the need to discuss the market online here because it seems like a bit of a tighter network. 

Most successful investor-friendly agents get their deals from multiple sources i.e. lead generation efforts; auctions; past clients; local network; active investors/wholesalers; other brokers; online marketing/advertising efforts; bandit signs; direct mail; etc - What do you require in order to take on a new client?

The Columbus (coreerocks.com) and Cincinnati (reiagc.com) local REIA associations are very active with mostly online meetings and then there is a 4 day annual convention in November (oreia convention.com).You can join and get realtor/contract recos and deals in the Columbus area by networking with other investors.

I see this happening over and over and over in my area, and the percentage of STR's VS total housing units recently dropped from 21% to 16%.

totally not worth it