You now can find properties, line up all the vendors, and provide a cost estimate and a P/L forecast. 

I have seen projections and forecasts of profits that don't seem credible.

Portland is a great city but Tampa has sun and year round warm weather.

The older I get the Less I like the cold weather , Dont ever want to live in either Tampa or Orlando Though while we were in the Tampa area my timing was right as I had called a few Brokers and one had invited me to a SREIA meeting down there .

Now, I'll forecast.  

Due to the weather, we are changing the venue for this evening.

Would you weather the storm and keep paying out of pocket or sell and move on?

Hello Laura,You need not to worry about hypotheticals are your thoughts on weather would your situation meet FHA GUIDELINES; the answer is yes.

There’s lots to do and the weathers always nice down here.

One of their children gets sick from weather exposure and the family of undocumented migrants and their social activists high power lawyer and the local housing agency get an injunction against you to take everything you own.