If you're planning on establishing a presence in the area, I'd highly recommend linking up with The Professional Investor's Guild. 

I've gone the single provider route and lost everything when she had medical issues.

That said medical professionals that are licensed you can easily see if they are licensed online. 

The Rio Grande Valley has two major economic drivers: 1) medical and 2) education. 

My consensus was...PROS: Higher gross rent potential compared to renting out the entire house to 1 person/familyCONS: Higher turnover, establishing and enforcing house rules, managing drama between roommates, more people to chase down for rent collection

It's quite possible her behavior is clinical in nature requiring assessment by medical professional

If you have an established business, joining a new entrepreneurs group might not be as impactful (unless your business has something to do with these new business owners). 

For example, if you establish a relationship with a home inspector, maybe you could hire them for a small fee to inspect the work done by your contractor. 

I have plenty of clients that are mainly looking for tax advantages, so they don't care as much about cash flow as others might.Both Hillsborough and Pinellas have a lot of established areas that are good and up and coming areas that should pop in the next few years, depending on your risk-tolerance!  

What well-established big organizations try to squeeze out small business start ups like us in Boston?