You're young, and you want to drive fast cars, travel, and do real estate.  

But I did not have to make flipping my income so I wasn't concerned with how fast it was done.  

If a broker isn't asking you these items run from them very fast as they will likely stick you into any crappy property available instead of searching for the best fit.

And now he's gotta deal with a big handful of complaints of hopefully a routine investigation from fannie mae just to make sure they didn't pull a fast one. 

And a 30 year mortgage doesn't build equity very fast.

you have to rememberas investors as realtorssome folks are just in the business for a fast buckit is not their passion nor do they really care about your situation or are going to help you outyoull find people that love this business and their ethics prove of what they are made ofkeep your chin up and youll go through a lot of realtors and investors before you find your groupand the folks that you will do business withenjoy

Should I reverse my thinking that being close to the subway equals more valuable, and buy the less expensive property now that is cheaper because it is NOT close to subway with the idea that the subway will be obsolete in a few years anyway since local governments won't be able to keep up and compete with fast moving companies like Uber?

Homes are moving fast, and finding a buyer should be easy.

Hey @Larry Christian, I am glad to see you are looking to invest in this fast growing Tampa Bay market!

They're out there, but you have to be ready and move fast!