One of my contractors is so mad they told me they will not do another home in this jurisdiction again.  

I have a good understanding of what is driving Californians here, but am not sure what the big driver is for Floridians?  

Since it will not cash flow well, appreciation must be the primary driver for your decision to keep the investment and drive your ROI to whatever your goal is.  

At that point, I will need their SS# and a copy of their driver's license.My application is 1 page.

If you work for a Contractor, you will end up learning a lot about construction and it will help you when you start doing your own fix and flips.If you truly are not handy, and if you have a dependable vehicle, look into being a pizza delivery driver in the evenings.  

When contemplating all these ideas, you should look to how much capital you have to work with and what goals you have for that capital along with how actively involved in the loan as drivers to the decision.  

I have been dreaming and thinking about investing for longer than i can remember but i am wanting to get it started now since i have received my drivers licence.

My main concern would be ID theft - ask for a driver's license/passport.

Driver around all the streets and look for vacant houses.

I posted yesterday about the scammers that had FIVE showings...and when I explained to the owner what was really going on he was pretty mad...in fact mad enough to file a complaint against the frauds with the state.