Tampa is a good area, but deals are getting harder and harder to find, but there are still some good ones if you put your time in and know the area, wholesalers and how to spot a good deal.I recommend going to one of the local REIA meetings and meeting like minded individuals, also meeting contractors like my self that deal with mainly investors, there are a lot of contractors that will take advantage of someone they know is new to the area a doesn't know they don't know.When you get here, message me and I can always point you in the right direction in the way of your rehab and with contractors, get you to a REAI meeting and introduce you to some wholesalers.Again welcome to BP, and look forward to seeing you when you get here.

I self-manage 35.  

This is known as the self-sufficiency rule.

You don't think you want to self-manage, someone else may want to, etc. 

And, above a certain rental rate, potential tenants are what we call transitional, they have sufficient income to buy a property so they are only renting because of a specific issue that will likely resolve over time.

This is known as the self-sufficiency rule.

Account Closed seems like a lot to do and I am assuming you will need someone to feed coal to the system, I wouldn't recommend allowing tenants to do that so likely your self or hire an experienced person.Are the units you are seeing natural gas?

I know they go MLS to get best price, I have no idea if there are pitfalls or what not, new to investing but 12 years in government construction as self performing contractor.

If the answer is you will self manage, do you know the applicable laws and requirements and do you have everything in place?  

Verify that property passes the Self Sufficiency test *this is a rule for multi family properties purchased using FHA.