Was hoping to collect some wisdom here on being a silent partner with someone on a RE deal. I would be bringing the down payment (about 30%) but otherwise I would like to be a silent partner. He agrees to this gladly ...

Any advice will be extremely appreciated.  

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

Hey I'm looking for someone with short term rental experience in the Gulf. Mainly in the Panhandle area of Florida and the Gulf Shores area of Alabama. I've done some research and there is still some ambiguity. Wonder...

Any advice for how to caluclate the value of my land on a property?  

That's my biggest piece of advice is to just get started so the momentum (and equity) can start building.

Rental Comps  Thank you for the advice Ryan and the link!

hope someone can give me some advice.

I'm sure there are a few realtors, and other landlords that can chime in with some great advice.

I have done things with attorneys, CPAs, stock brokers, insurance brokers and others successful in business.General business knowledge, understanding of financing requirements, knowing property valuations, maturity in personal financial matters to give general advice, understanding of the foreclosure process, legal aspects as to liability in leading someone into financial matters, fully understanding fraud issues and the differences in a general matter where fraud might be applied as generally thought of and what may constitute bank fraud causing or even attempting to cause a loss to an insured bank having different standards.