I actually don't have a vacancy problem (yet) but since this thread has a good subject, it may get experienced eyeballs reading and may comment.  

I've avoided responding to a lot of the comments, but I do want to repeat the main scenario that's one of the key criteria that would make scraping a painted popcorn ceiling in an old house a passable idea instead of covering with 1/4 in. drywall or replacing completely.In a lot of old houses in my area, the joist bays in the attic are filled with asbestos-contaminated vermiculite.The usual solution for this is to leave it in place and glue the access hatch for an attic like this shut, locking it off from the rest of the house.

Thanks in advance for your help and I am eagerly awaiting any comments that can point us in the right direction.  

As the other commenters mention, you need to understand the NOI and cap rate to determine what a fair price is for this property.

Try to also provide valuable comments on threads too, it will help build yourself and your name as a recognizable entity.At the end of the day, you're just dealing with people, remember that.

In this case when we closed the seller made a comment to my realtor something to the effect of “getting robbed”.

The ways in which someone can trick or scam you in real estate are numerous so it would be difficult to comment specifically based on what you've provided, but just the fact that someone took the time to go to a meetup and give you a business card offering to provide their service in and of itself isn't sketchy.

I already feel like I have a good starting point with the comments.

No need to ease up on that comment, not even one little bit.

., since real estate is a local business, I can't comment on FL styles for rentals.