How do you begin to narrow down these choices?

. - Just FYI, the lender we refer clients to does a "Desktop Pre-Approval"  which simply means they pre approve you once all your documents and necessary paperwork has been submitted to them. 

I have asked a generaI contractor for references and was instructed to go on their website and Facebook to read the cleient reviews and see pictures of their past projects.

if so, i hate to say, but you are probably not a priority for them, they probably have other investors with multiple properties that they make sure get taken care of first. they sound like a small PM company then if they could not free someone up to show your property.I had an experience when i bought my 1st property, the realtor i bought it with did PM as well, as i was emailing questions it got to the point she did not answer me so i went with another PM co. was with them for 4 years, then they started getting too greedy, then i re interviewed the 1st PM co ( not too many choices of PM co. where i invest) and she told me she regretted not responding fast enough to me and not getting my business before.

Hi Amit,While difficult, don't spend your time worrying about what choices in the past you could have made. 

That was his choice. 

The system I was referring to is the panels the OP was talking about I believe.

Your choice :D Account Closed

It seems like single family properties would be a better choice for the money. 

With all that said, welcome to the community and great choice not only deciding to invest in real estate, but also picking Orlando as a potential fit to do so.