Is your seller going to continue to lease to you?

The pictures look great.Moving to Florida seems like a smart move to continue what you do best in an area that currently needs it.

Most are working class (no level of education required) and the landscapers, in particular, are used to cash. 

If the vast majority can't handle it, and their average age is 20 years older than you, the odds of you making it are extremely slim.I hope you educate yourself on the job and the costs and that it works out for you.

If you're unable to find one, you may just need to continue to hire different contractors for the different repairs. 

The profits would then get re-invested into the next home and continue the trend until I am able to able to build the next home with the profits that were made from previous sales.

How much of their own money do they spend on marketing, licensing, education, gas, etc?

I am doing a Quiet Title action pro se -- it's been a long process just to learn what to do, but extremely educational. 

Join NARPM and starting going to their education classes.

He is the exact description of the mom and pop landlord that we all look to buy from when they get too tired to continue managing their property.