Sounds like you've got a solid plan for building your investments.I don't want to contribute to your analysis paralysis, but if you haven't subscribed to the Bigger Pockets podcast yet, I can't recommend it highly enough.

Here’s some more info on the process: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/eviction-notices-nonpayment-rent-florida.html(Sounds like the appropriate first step is the 3-day notice.)

May sound stupid, I am quite green still, but any recommendations on where to find sample contracts to get an idea of what I'll be dealing with?

So that sounds doable.     

And that is the combination I used over a period of 7 years to take a duplex in Denver into a Long Island Sound Movie set and vacation rentals in FL and slowly turn those into primary residences which were then sold for the sailboat we lived on for a decade. 

@Patrick Mosca it does not sound like you are in a hurry. 

Sounds like you have made a considerable investment in your project.

Sounds like you've got a solid plan for building your investments. 

The math is easy: nothing/zip/nada/zero.Conversely, if you change your tactic and start making offers at say 75-90% of list price, and actually pick up a couple of fundamentally sound properties as a result, how will that change your overall financial picture?

He doesn't have to be licensed to buy your property It sounds like you are having seller's remorse and want to take the higher offer