Google and download an As Is contract for your state.

Sit at home and get on google earth .

Definitely a lot more than many, but I do deals which are directly traced back to here, either from people I meet on the site or who find me via a Google search and a BP thread comes up.

There are tons of templates in google.  

Research here or even Google on how to market for RE deals.

Google Corpus Christi Wind Storm Certification to learn more about that.2.

Google "filetype:pdf florida bar as is contract" and you should be able to download a blank contract to review.

I know a lot of people prefer to manage their own properties because nobody takes care of your properties the way that you do, however I know one person can only do so much as one scales up.While I'm sure there are plenty of quality PM companies out there, most of the experiences I have heard have been rather negative such as fees incentivizing turnover and repairs being "band aid fixes" to a bigger problem.

Baltimore City has had a number of programs over the years regarding grants, tax incentives and programs to purchase distressed property.Some of the incentive programs are not that well publicized so play around with Google searches.

Just google them!