There is a meetup for the CSRA in the Columbia County library each month where you can meet other investors.

An acquaintance of mine who does property management recently told me that there's some hack for paying off your mortgage sooner by paying the monthly fee in 3 chunks within each month.

What is the likelihood of approval, and what are the time and cost implications?

I want to first point out that the property needed renovation after apparently a storm that damaged the foundation of the home and it took about 7 months and a great deal of money to fix.

Even one who was late this month.

If you do that for six months and never miss, you will find mentors, partners, and friends that will be harder to find as a new person in the forums here.

The first link makes it appear as tho I'd only need to pay gains on depreciation paid while renting (however, that example has Alice living in the home for "22 months" prior to sale, which doesn't apply to my case!). 

Do you have recommendations for low cost options to post a 10 day notice on the property? 

You want to visit 1x a month? 

There is a lady named Marley Price, who has in recent months been reporting property in St Pete and is on a mission.