James, I tried doing this in another city which I was not a member of their mls, after signing the contract and paying the fee, there were a lot of additional charges, like they wanted me to pay for the lockbox and shipping fee, I had to take the lockbox to the property, in the contract they said they will post 15 pictures, but they wanted me to provide pictures they would just upload it.I'm just trying to say double check and make sure what is included and what is not, if you are in town, it will be a lot easier but for my case, I didn't want to drive few hours to run their errands.

There are lots of meet up groups around Orlando, you'll have to travel a bit for most of them, but if that is your goal...Also check out CFRI dot/net if you would like to network with other local investors and trades.

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If you happen to see a property listed on MLS - go directly to the listing agent - Do Not use a buyers agent.Good luck and make sure you are checking the median incomes of the areas you are prospecting.

@Yusuke Koike if damage was that extensive where the unit is not habitable, check your state/local landlord tenant laws as some just require you let them out of lease, return deposit and refund rent for any time they’ve paid that they can’t live there.

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the tax consequences of the decisions you are making throughout the year.Good luck in your search.

The issue with using comps on any type of software, especially propstream or dealmachine is that they tend to use an "estimated value" of the homes that they are using for comps, not actually comparing to what has sold recently in the area or what is currently listed, not accounting for DOM (day on market) or other market shifts that play into realistic valuation of a property.

Wanted to check with the folks here to get educated first.

I'm at fault for MY PROPERTY MANAGER not checking the basement LITERALLY FOUR MONTHS BEFORE after the prior tenant moved out?!?!

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