A lease defines term, sets rules, identifies financial consequences for non compliance and is extremely helpful should you end up in court.

Fast forward many years to when I was 37 y/o and finally decided to pull the trigger. 

With the increase in extreme weather and that continuing to become more frequent and severe, is Florida still worth investing in?

Can’t pull the trigger on the build with this current market, but at some point. 2 residential and 2 commercial.

I live in California and like most Californians it's extremely expensive to invest here so I've been looking at out of state turn key properties.

Have a buyer, qualified to purchase, ready to pull the trigger immediately.

@Ryan MatzeI have keyword alerts set up for "Denver," "investing" and "beer," and you just triggered the trifecta!

When I finish school in 2 years my intention is to do this after I get a solid job, similar to your situation..I'm looking to do this in Bradenton, Florida though, I will keep reading and studying but eventually will pull the trigger when the time is right

For these type of off market deals you will need to be extremely fast at deciding if you are going to lock it up and submit a full price offer. 

The sellers and seller's agent have been extremely difficult to work with throughout the deal.