There will also have to be seasonal maintenance activities such as cleaning of the gutters, emptying water out of the sprinkler systems, etc. to eliminate some of the weather related issues. 

Hi, my name is Rob and I am a 24 year old looking to get a start and dip my toe in the waters of real estate investing.

I am a real estate agent in a hot market, and we take backup offers all the time...

I heard of a good one on the BP podcast and am going to try them out.Analyze deals that come in via marketing sources to further screen them.Create reports from every house I flip (to show investors)Automatically send business updates to investors/lenders I've spoken to.Automatically post stories to website and social media (virtual assistant)Get hot keywords from my area to base marketing around...make videos personally...THEN, have them transcribed and changed into a blog post for original content.Automatic follow up via text, call service, email, direct mail.

All that does is slow you down, and quite possibly stop you dead in the water...with no chance to move forward since the are you are investing in won't allow for the reuse of funds.Also, never invest in opportunities.  

Once the condo is above water, you can dump it or ride it out until it is paid off.

Intersections) are either really hot or about to explode?

Its a scorching hot sellers market over the river  as i'm sure your aware.

I am interested in adding a water feature to a courtyard in a townhouse in the Miami area.Does anyone have a supplier to recommend?

After the housing crash, my long time tenants moved out and I was moving off to grad school, and I could not sell my house (I was way underwater on the mortgage), so I ended up renting it out.I only recently got above water on that house, and it is not the best investment property, but I'm keeping it for now since it is finally generating a positive cash flow.I've recently come into a lot more money (self-employed), and am now in a position to buy even more properties, but I want to do it right this time.