Would you recommend their realtor team for the buying process or should I look elsewhere? 

Buy your copy of TurboTax with the modules for the States, and you are set to do this yourselves, without having to pay us.

The best strategy is to buy properties that need fixed up with hard money/HELOC, fix them up, the refi out to pay back your HELOC/hard money.

In your case, you are probably better off buying a break-even deal in Tampa then a deal with $200 cash flow OOS.

We're probably going to dig down a few inches to get the slab level, put in floor heating, and buy ourselves a little more head room. 

Sorry for the tough love, but not buying the above.You & your wife's salaries should cover your expenses, while the income from your remodeling gigs should be saved.Recommend you review EVERY dollar you made and what you spent it on in 2024.

Business Continuity: If you invest with partners, a properly structured key person insurance or buy-sell agreement funded by life insurance can ensure a smooth transition if one partner is no longer around. 

I mostly buy and hold. 

I was going to buy and rehab managing the process myself so I started calling contractors.

Quote from @Pearse Cafiero: You want to borrow money to buy a house, but you don't have the downpayment.