I would love to find out what you are pursuing concerning real estate on the Ocala area.

My concerns are 1) what neighborhoods should I look to buy in my area and what neighborhoods to avoid?

If the grantee is to sell later on, the note could be paid off and the proceeds donated.I'm not concerned at all about your "advertising" free, the intent is not to profit from the transaction.

A big waste of money as far as I'm concerned.

In Illinois and Oklaholma, however, due to Wholesalers who have no idea what they are doing, and advertise contracts that they dont actually have interest in,caused great concern for these 2 states. 

Unless you are very concerned that property values are going to collapse, I'd hang on to this investment.  

Make that highly successful and then start adding slowly.Being a DABBLER with some knowledge in a bunch of things is dangerous.

As to which is better, you need to focus on the very specific neighborhood to see what the demand is.In Dayton, I'm more concerned about the neighborhood, rather than whether they are 1 or 2 bedrooms.In larger properties, my ideal is a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom units.

Dangerous to have it open very long. 

That being said, working with the sellers agent does give you an advantage because they are more motivated to get your deal done for double the commission, but you are right to be concerned with terms being in the sellers favor.