Selling you a product is easy but relating to you based on their personal expierence is not.

Exploring creative financing options like portfolio loans leveraging combined property income, hard money loans based on property equity, private money lending from investors, or negotiating seller financing for new property acquisitions could offer viable alternatives to support your investment goals.

Thousand Oaks, Stone Oak, Encino Park, Bulverde, etc) Schertz/Cibilo (not far from military bases, easy access to Austin/New Braunfels, up and coming/ many new nice neighborhoods) If the price range is  $175-250, I would look near Sea world and the west side.

Okay just to keep things in perspective, I think Pacific Heights - fictional Hollywood thriller not based on a true story - is a great example of  "1990 in cinema" or "Films featuring Melanie Griffith," but maybe  not a great example of what happens when you wait a day or two to figure out a best course of action to deal with people. 

Also listen to podcasts they have or Youtube channels.

It’s going to go away from a commission based model (which to me never really made sense but not complaining about it). 25 years ago when there really wasn’t online listings and you would check the newspaper or call agents for listings times have changed and commissions made sense.

Another avenue would to get on the Facebook groups and identify local real estate groups based in Miami. 

On my first visit to California in 1986, my brother, who had just moved to Ridgecrest to work on the base, drove me through there. 

This goes back to doing more due diligence - talk to investors who have properties in those areas and to 5 experienced property management companies (instead of just 3) who will tell you what properties are renting for, potential problems, tenant base, etc

As the landlord we set the standard, I set my security deposit based on the risk level to me as the owner / manager.