You gave him a contract to purchase his property with no intention of doing so. 

I usually e-mail the LA a letter of intent (LOI). 

Tell them your intentions and they should be able to give you round about numbers.

Some of it is questionable, but the amount of work effort and honest details they put into it it is very obvious their intention truly is to help you out as much as possible.But enough marketing for them (sorry).I was hoping to go live monday, but it seems I need a lot more knowledge to start.. which is disappointing. 

The difference is when I sign a contract to purchase there is no intent to assign.

Once the property taxes become sufficiently overdue, the county will put the property up for "tax sale" - that might be a tax lien sale or tax deed sale - so you might want to pursue this with some haste if your intent is to get it prior to tax sale.

I assume you will get a conventional loan to finance the Florida house and as such you will be required by the lender to attest to your intention to live in the house for at least a year.

(And one home built next door to the existing with the intent to turn the existing into a workshop.).

And for the most part, I've followed his request.Here's the verbiage in my lease:"ACCESS TO PREMISES:The Owner reserves the right to enter the residence at reasonable times to inspect, make necessaryrepairs, supply services, or show it to prospective residents, purchasers, workmen, or contractors.Whenever practicable, a two-day notice of the Owner’s intent to enter shall be given to the Resident."

I'm just getting started in real estate investing, with the intent of renting out either single family homes, multi-family or townhomes.