Personally, I HATE the fact that we live under a regulatory environment in which a guy with a good investment or business idea can't shop it to some people and obtain risk capital without worrying about arcane issues of compliance and disclosure written into law 80 years ago when the world was a different place.  

And find a Realtor who is investor friendly, when you do go shopping for property.  

Finally, if anybody knows commercial lenders that offer competitive rates for long term rental property financing in Florida, please PM me as I´m shopping around for one! 

.• location - I'm a believer that if you want quality tenants, location should be priority I.e (good school districts, low crime, middle to high income families, access to shopping centers and freeways, etc..)• Quality - To start off make sure to buy a property that is not going to require major repairs.

We don't know what market we want to shop in right now- San Francisco is absurd.

With boutique shopping, world class restaurants and golf courses, fun-filled attractions, highly-rated school districts and well-known military bases, Destin to 30A now competes as a true global area.

I can find reliable subs for just about everything else (And the more reliable, the more expensive)... but finding good and reliable carpenters is like walking into a butcher shop and asking for Unicorn steaks. 

@Ray Hovorka and @Kaz Lawal There is a Starbucks inside of the Randall's shopping center on 290 and Barker Cypress. 

This is to be sure you actually will have the funds necessary to close, when you find something you want to buy.While hard money is similar, it can be a bit trickier to get a clear rate quote without the specific property already in mind (and ideally, under contract).To keep things simple: I'd recommend still talking to your potential lender(s) BEFORE you spend too much effort shopping around.

I would advise you to shop around for other lenders.