Real Estate agent looking to service investor clients in the Northeast Ohio area.

CONSTRUCTION LIEN LAW[FLORIDA STATUTES § 713.015]ACCORDING TO FLORIDA’S CONSTRUCTION LIEN LAW (SECTIONS 713.001-713.37, FLORIDA STATUTES), THOSE WHO WORK ON YOUR PROPERTY OR PROVIDE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AND ARE NOT PAID IN FULL HAVE A RIGHT TO ENFORCE THEIR CLAIM FOR PAYMENT AGAINST YOUR PROPERTY.

@Michael Guydish First of all, I wouldn't publicize how much money you have on a public forum. 

You own a company and you have the right to hire whoever you wish to perform services for you (including your other company). 

From that I determined that debt to income ratio of 2.61 that is my every dollar of expense I had 2.61 dollars coming in to service that expense.

And thank you for your service....Sounds like you have a solid plan for pursuing your REI career - I agree with Dmitriy that BP has great resources available to you.

@Joanna Golden Deductibility of expenses revolves around the "in-service" date, which is tax talk for when the property is in a livable condition and advertised for rent.Once the property is placed in service, operating expenses can be deducted in full, even if there isn’t any rental income just yet.

For the time being I plan on doing all the listing/advertising, data collection/analytics (excel), and payment collection myself (paypal/venmo) until I have enough properties that using a service like Cozy or Avail becomes cost and time effective.

At the very least, you can consult with them and ask about their services and what the state requires to get an idea of what you would need to do without hiring them.  

Pay the contractor, especially now that you've made your thoughts on this a matter of public record by publishing them here.