Being a renovator will give you leg up as a investor. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I'd like to use these to upgrade into something much larger in the next 2-4 years. 20+ units.

The truth is, the dream is available for everyone if they just ignore the idiots and focus on their goals.

The recent hurricanes got me thinking about the future of the area. 

My priorities are cash flow and tax benefits, and I’m looking at purchasing a 2/2 that fits up to 10 and is along a body of water.

Thank you for mentioning one of the best SEC attorneys in the biz!

I found the buying process really complex and long winded in contrast to buying in the UK and so set up Dream of Lisbon to help international buyers and investors with on the ground support in finding and buying properties in the Lisbon and Portugal as a whole.Would love to discuss the market, investment opportunities and speak to anyone interested in buying in Portugal.Thanks,Hugo

To be honest I find newer investors come up with abbreviations I have never heard of and I have to query them as to what they mean.. 

It hasn't come up for me on a transaction yet and I'm curious how it's playing out in practice!