Folks who move from the Northeast down to Florida, realize that most of Florida doesn't have the weather, the low cost of living or the culture they assumed it had and end up moving half-way back home. 

He realized that he didn't have enough to retire on & as an aging contractor his company was starting to lay him off over the winters.

You may come across a seller that finally realizes that there are answers to his needs that he never imagined. 

I asked the Washington agent to research a Florida property but now am realizing I should have looked for a local Florida investment savvy agent.

Another goal of mines is to stop being shy and get out more to network with more people, I realized there’s so many great people out there!

I plugged in the numbers on my personal residence and realized that it would not cash flow based on being in a flood zone and my interest rate is under 4%. 

You do realize that said broker may be also looking for the same for other people or themselves, right?

I just realized they haven't posted a building permit and nothing is showing for it on the City of Toledo' s online building permit search. 

You have to realize if a tenant dies its on them too. 

Also, realize that there's a lot of "stupid money" in Austin right now, so you'll lose most of your offers to investors who are just buying a high-risk, low-paying second job.