AmyI'd definitely recommend having quality representation if you're new. 

Welcome to self-managing rental units :) I'd be interested to know what quality of area this is in, A?

at least getting 50% of a quality list that you can actually use.  

I usually get the audio and if it’s great I then get the book and listen to the audio, highlight and make notes.

Hey Jonathan,It's definitely a great rental market and you are going to have a strong demand if you have a quality rental as Kyle mentioned you have great schools all around you and you are pretty close to Glades and 441 intersection where you have a lot of stores and amenities as well as the West Boca hospital is right there(living in West Boca unless you are going to the beach you don't really need to leave the area).

The biggest rehab projects were redoing the flooring (with sound barrier underlayment) on the whole house, upgrading the addition on the upstairs to match the quality of the rest of the house, hanging drywall & sound board on the ceiling of the basement and upgrading the basement kitchen/bathroom.

You should be able to find a contractor that will install a complete system and do a quality job for $6,000 or less.

And the quality of our state and local services is among the very worst in more areas than I can count.

Hi @Jake Drappi, I can't speak to oil tanks at all, but regarding due diligence on this purchase I'd recommend having a full-blown home inspection done on the property by a quality home inspector. 

All real estate is local and as long as you make sound judgments on the quality of the investment and conservative with your numbers, you will be fine.