I'm sort of in the same market, but substitute the fishing lake with a petrochemical refinery and nitrogen fertilizer plant. 

One or the other They have to be aware as well are landlords also.Fred, was sorting through this thread and Luis said he managed himself..."

I will reach out to some local investors as a sort of bridge loan. 

I have a multiple part question about a cold call list I just got.This list has up to 20 phone numbers per person. It tells me the caller ID name, weather or not the phone is still in service, and if it is on the do n...

@Yolanda W Cuevas some tenants never report a single problem, then when they turn the property over to you, there are all sorts of deferred maintenance issues.

Instead the new scam is to ask you to pay up front for some sort of wire transfer insurance.

If you want some sort of rental component to your primary residence, you can always house hack with a rent-by-the-room model or find a place with a basement apartment or carriage house out back. 

I have been wanting to get into some sort of real estate investment for some time.

It is going real well and I am ready for my next step, using the equity from this house.I am somewhat familiar with the Frt Myers/Napels area (I live in the British Virgin Islands and work for a company based in that part of Florida) and I have been browsing the area for a potential US investment.So far I have been able to get some info sorted but it is still a bit vague for me.

You can use that later to sort of track and find your tenants.