Yet I could bring him down here and he would run circles around some of the local construction folks.

The PM should offer a discount for bringing so many units but you should also remember the cheapest PM is typically not the best PM.

What lead generation tactics/websites/squeeze pages do you use? 

To keep it simple just look on zillow/trulia and orlando realtor website for market info and average property price/value and what the median rent is.

But you'll still need to bring some cash to the table.If you don't mind me asking, why are you hesitant to syndicate? 

When I hear squirly info from neighbors of my SEC 8 tenants I start monitoring the court websites to see if any of my 18 year old + occupants have any criminal charges.  

States vary how this is accomplished, but if it's not real property then a lien is 99% of the time how it works.These liens can be viewed on the State website with their Serial # etc type information and is submitted to the state upon sale. 

It can be found for free here on the bigger pockets website. https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

Depending on how fast you reno you should be able to bring one unit to full market every two months.Don't make the mistake of getting attached to the existing tenants.

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