"We have made a significant investment in our reporting platform by adding more metrics across more publishers, including mobile apps, and making strides in delivering the highest quality in real-time metrics analysis. 2014 has been a year of record growth, with an average of 800 new brokerage accounts per month, organic growth of 55 new MLSs, our recently announced relationship with Systems Engineering, Inc.

I want as many quality leads as possible from as many agents, brokers, property managers, etc.

I thoguht about starting a forum about it.. but I noticed that @Brandon Turner is always recommending newbies to get started with multi-family, like.. a duplex or whatever, but.. here in Central Florida, they are far and few between, and believe me.. there are investors lined up for the ones that are available (and not available).. but, in regard to buy and hold strategies, Orlando specifically has several unique real estate qualities to it that make it different to almost all other cities.. primarily, (and this is still underrated I feel like) ..this is the top tourist destination on Planet Earth.. that alone is enough to create some interesting markets, and indeed there are.

Sounds like that although FHA will allow the 3.5% down, the bank's standard is a little higher so that they're loan portfolio is higher quality/lower risk loans.

@Josh Norris It sounds like you want a cost breakdown so you can assure the contractors are using quality materials.

Paul/Minneapolis area have a referral for a chep, quality granite countertop company?

Ive been successful with using Craigslist, Postlets (they list on several different websites- Trulia, ZIllow, etc), Rentals.com Craigslist gets me the most responses, Id say in general the quality of responses is higher from the others tho.

Does anyone have any "statistics" (doesn't have to be audited) on the call rate and quality generated from 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. mailings to the same list?

Share Better (http://www.sharebetter.org/) is spending $3 million on a campaign (in a format similar to AirBnB's marketing campaign) that highlights illegal conversions and evictions, as well as quality of life issues for residents living near short-term rental units.

As important as the money is, I also want to invest in an area I know will grow and do well for a long time and has good quality tenants.