In this document (Link Here) it states that "Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.

"Rich Dad Poor Dad" is kind of the default real estate investment book that jump starts a lot of people, I highly recommend that one starting out.

In fact we tweaked some things, and instead of them (the city) being adamantly against it they got on board and actually helped with the project.Here's my personal & professional advice - talk to the individual first & foremost and find common ground. 

The challenge for investors with this approach is that they/we, as individual investors, have no control over the market.

@Brad Swearingen from my experience, the permit pricing is not very significant to the overall rehab budget, but what is troublesome is the time it takes for the inspector to do their job and the picky nature of certain individuals. 

Capitalism works in such a way that individual initiative and desire to put capital at risk is what drives things forward, and many of the really beautiful buildings in Oakland (to me) appear run down because that equation has broken down.

Alan --- I agree with you -- most of the so-called "wholesalers are un-licensed, their contract is poorly written and they haven't really disclosed to the property owner what is going to happen.

A few points to note:1) Every field out there experiences some form of lack of transparency from either individuals and/or companies.

Turnkeys are often poor investments. 

So not that I am turning away already but I was wondering if there are any reliable trustworthy groups or even individuals that do multi family managements down in the Fort Lauderdale?