It also depends on the kind of financing you have that will determine what may be a potential deal breaker, ie: if  you have an FHA loan and the house inspection comes back with multiple areas of chipping paint and the seller doesn't want to fix the issues.

Interesting opportunity kind of fell in my lap.

Devil's in the details of course but that's kind of a nutshell.

What kind of advice can I get from the marketing and wholesale community to get their attention and make this happen for the right number?

As an investor a 10% return wouldn't compensate me for that kind of risk as I'd be inheriting the problem if it was a bad deal OR only getting a 10% return if its a good deal (i.e. no upside)Not criticizing you - just curious on your response to that issue. 

However, I do not take kindly to people that lie to me, so if they are just saying that to get out of paying extra then I would for sure charge them. 

Understanding City Building CodesThis kind of tags along with construction but I didn't know ANYTHING about the city permits/inspection process.

So I can pay cash for the next deal and get out from under interest payments, or do I keep them as a slow burn, unfortunately I'm kind of tapped out while I have these two places, and any other house purchasing would have to come from the profits off these places.

Living in Florida flood insurance is kind of a stable.

I'm presuming your hoa is about $250 a month, which is roughly $50k in regards to a monthly mortgage.Also, definitely check out any kind of smart thermostat if you don't already have one.