If you're looking for gulf access waterfront, check out Cape Coral and Port Charlotte.

As for getting started, be sure to check out our Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing -- there's a ton of great info in there to help you out.Finally -- thanks for joining and taking the time to introduce yourself.

Checkout the streamline program.

Check out the land lording forums and then have a realistic look at income and expenses.Andrew

i do it on the cheap by using google earth to get the mailing address for both ends of the street plus the houses that i specifically want to market. then send them a handwritten letter. much more direct, much more cost efficient.

For my first letter, I included my business card and in the letter I invited them to email or check out our website if they didn't want to call.

I only know of two ways to get around this: 1) You can create a land trust and put the offer in via the land trust(you may want to google this or search the BP forums) 2) You can add your end buyer on to your LLC and then disaffiliate yourself from the LLC.

If these check out ok, I have no issues with the tenants.

I started buying in neighborhoods that get scary at night and have slowly sold some of those to buy in nicer areas.I would very carefully check out the house, the area, and the numbers.

We even talk to neighbors, drive the neighborhood in the evening, Google searches.Now you don't want to go in guns blazin' but be cool and play detective.