I used to do junk removal and demolition for these kinds of companies and saw all the worst case scenarios in columbus from tenants that can pay $800 per month. check the vetting requirements, raise the price to get into your unit. 900 per month is cheap in columbus if you are buying c class make sure to take a little more like 2 months rent so the people moving in aren't scraping by

Haha this is why this situation is so confusing - many people with differing interpretations!

I want to focus on helping people in the foreclosure or auction stage.

But I don't want to waste other people's time and would definitely feel a lot more confident overall if I knew that the money was there. 

I believe a lot of other people are asking themselves the same question right now and are sitting on the sidelines.

However, after doing my research and talking with a few people, I've been feeling SUPER overwhelmed.

Yes development can have huge upside but I have also seen people lose $20M in a development deal gone bad. 

I'm torn because people say "don't sell... houses are going to keep going up".

It also help comfort people.

I learned that April and May are seasonally slow for rentals, since most people seem to move in the summer, and also that the market here in Wesley Chapel, FL is a bit saturated with excess inventory from all the new construction activities in the area.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?