There are a couple more in the BP bookstore.

Hey @Johnny Bartel, welcome to the BiggerPockets community!

Consider a market that you visit often, have family in, went to college at, spent time in the past.You will have a better sense of what the good / bad parts of town are compared to a city you never visited.Best of Luck!

Steps: you go under contact with the owner of the property, you assign the purchase and sale agreement to the end buyer, the end buyer closes, and you get paid the difference between the agreed-upon price between you and the owner and the intended purchase price of the end buyer. 

Happy to be part of the community

One more tip – people remember stories that trigger their emotions.

It'll be up to the next generation to figure out if they want to build an empire or not. 

Quote from @Jim Stanley: You should reserve insurance for large claims.Contact the city and report the issue to them.

@Sean Dillon figure out how to buy a 2-4 unit with FHA loan.Then rent at least one of the units long-term for stable cashflow.Try STR in another unit as well as the other bedrooms in the unit you live in.You may even consider living in the basement, attic or worse unit in the building to rent everything else out and max cashflow. 

Navigating the eviction process in Florida can be challenging for landlords.