yes of course you have to build above flood plains to even build in miami and most of the city lots are non flood plain lots that have been built on previously. even if they were you can build above the flood plain and pull it out of the flood plain once it is constructed depending on the parcel 

Hi Chris,I own a protfolio of single family and duplexes in Valdosta and surrounding counties. 

BiggerPockets has a section just for this, Under the BUILD YOUR TEAM tab- then select- MEET UPhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521Best of luck to you!

In regard to studying markets/area, do you have an approach to take to gauge whether if a county/state is worth investing in for fix/flips?

So, almost surely not a build-able 1/4 acre on its own when you consider its modest size, odd shape, setback requirements and the easements.

I am building a house this year.

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This has a lot to do with your location, building class, etc.

So far, I've managed to build a really good team to support my business from agents and contractors to wholesalers and lenders.

Now, I'm particularly passionate about apartment buildings that have 20 to 100 units.