While some call that risky, it appears you took the necessary cautious steps prior to jumping so I call that having guts and it is commendable.I’ve been investing for almost 20 years and to see someone go from zero to 60 mph in such a short span is always impressive.

I just feel there's a lot of owners like this out there that don't look into these risks or situations prior to giving over a home or renting it themselves and end up blaming whoever they hired assuming it was a risk free business.

In Florida you have to either send a Notice of Non-Renewal by Certified MAIL or Post the notice on the door at least 60 days prior to end of lease. 

These skills need to be mastered prior to investing in any deal that requires rehabbing, marketing, or managing.

I guess you're talking about prior to that, huh?

Purchasing a home FHA can put you on the road to having good credit because they basically require applicants to settle most debt prior to submission.hope this helps....

Before I got into real estate for about 2 years prior I just sat around living off savings.

Sure, he also actively manages the investments (unlike the fund manager), but that's the easy part compared to the analysis of the business prior to purchase.So, while fund managers can't beat the market, that's more because fund managers aren't good enough at the business, not because it can't be done.Remember, Warren Buffett would be the first to tell you that diversification is the *wrong* strategy -- instead, get really good at something, and then repeat it over and over and over again.

However, it's for forfeited property on March 1, 2008, and/or on March 1 of a prior year, for failure to pay delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, and fees, be foreclosed in favor of this County Treasurer.This seems so old, however I talked to the county treasurer's office and they said this is the most up to date list they have and there will be a new list published in August.How are other investors getting to this info??

MikeHave you done any diligence on your geographic scope prior to this?