In the education phase and I'm kind of just poking my head into places to ask questions and look at things that pique my interest.Anyway, I've got a friend of mine that lives with his aunt.

Plus I had a guaranteed roof over my head.

I like where your head is at.

I live in Portland and am not finding anything that cash flows even in the greater area including Vancouver and heading down to Salem.

I did what you are about to do when I was 19, just packed up from Ohio and headed to Florida leaving everything I knew behind.

Every part of town has it's quirks like some parts you really need to check out the houses foundation/basement as there are heavier clay soils, some are full of meth heads, some at first blush may appear not too attractive but drive around and you'll find lots of older people still living there taking care of their yards, keeping everything up though the racists will say the houses aren't worth anything.   

In the process of maneuvering the truck in a pretty tight spot, the movers caused some relatively minor damage to the neighboring property that I do not own.The owner of the damaged property does not live on-site and is not yet aware of the recent damage, though I have historically kept an eye out for their building and given them a heads up if anything seems amiss and warranting their attention.When I became aware of the damage, I texted my tenant to inquire about his plan for addressing and making adequate repairs, though he has not responded and seems to be ignoring the issue.

@Vincent Salazar you are headed in the right direction. 

The property in question has been on the market for some time now and is headed towards failure.

For instance, I did a parcel split recently in Pinellas County that took about one month to get ready submit to the county appraiser's office, one week to get approved (incredibly fast and smooth because all the necessary prep work and staff discussions were done in advance), and then one more month to be fully updated and reflected in county records; the approval noted the parcels resulting from the split met the minimum zoning requirements and could be considered buildable parcels, and imposed a restriction that any subsequent splits would require full subdivision site plan and platting.