Kimberly Anderson my initial thought was that the seller has owner financed the property a few times, will sell to you for a low price, high terms and hope that you default so she can take the property back DIL and keep your deposit.Reading through the scenario though gives me another indication.Hillsborough has a pretty powerful records search page, start here.

It is another HOA that is out of control and power hungry story.

Knowledge is power!

Sketchup comes in both a free and pro version ($550 or so) while Chief Architect is much more expensive, but incredibly powerful. 

You could rig up a battery power & timed light / radio inside if there is no power on at the property, all goes to help with the look of occupancy.

To me, that's the most powerful position to be in... to either be an investor/agent or be an investor/agent team!

Here is a screen shot of my facebook power editor If you look closely you will see that this ad EXCLUDES realtors, it will show up to men ages 18-25 in 4 zip codes.

I just remember the first time I posted with a question the powers that be felt was uniformed.  

Both matter, but net worth should have more staying power.  

The business case for these things is very strong but to add longevity to the alarm I would go ahead and use 9v lithium batteries, the same type that I now use in smoke detectors.