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(I do not live in Orlando, my retired father does)... and my father takes care of all the maintenance (repairs, hiring contractors for electrical, HVAC, roofing, etc.) as well as showing the property for leases, he is my hands and eyes there... all for free, I do not pay him a salary or any compensation, and he does not want one. 

Hello,  We own our house free and clear valued at about 580k.

What I did have was some knowledge, a little bit of experience, a business education, and what used to be called “common sense”.  

Ivan's local market knowledge was crucial in securing the property for $240,000.

You can make a lot by becoming good at one strategy, but if you learn and constantly work on industry knowledge as a whole, you become unstoppable. 

So without my knowledge, I bought a turnkey property with a tenant that wasn't paying (never paid), I had to evict them (pay for the eviction), I had to pay for the turnover cost which was thousands of dollars, and I've been lied to by at least the property manager that came with property within 2 months of signing on the property (August).So I got everything fixed, the PM wanted to get the property rent ready.

Yes, most people I ask on here and off-line  have limited knowledge on the subject.

Yes, I have spoken to a bunch of knowledgeable contractors but the bids have been very high. 

Garrett's local market knowledge was crucial in securing the property for $218,000.