Is it also usual to be charged 10% of the monthly rental plus an administration & management fee initially and then a balance of $300 for any maintenance or emergency repairs.There is no indication of when the rent is passed on to the landlord, whether this is monthly, quarterly or annually I'm not sure.Any advice on your experience with PM's would be much appreciated as well as any recommendations for good PM companies in the Tampa area.

An Irish couple in their 60s investing just to take nice vacations and earn an extra $3K/mo.Point is, the 50-100 goal is certainly achievable from where you're starting, but you'll need to be aggressive depending on your timeline to reach that many units if you go one by one.I highly suggest one by one instead of buying an existing portfolio unless you can really learn all about the portfolio and avoid overpaying for it.  

Then you could use that extra money to roll back into investments?

I thought you meant there are extra requirements if we just create an extra parcel without going through a subdivision to separate this land from the house.Thanks again for your suggestion!

Usually you can see permit applications, taxes, value, sales history, etc., but it won't show you property manager info or violations.

You will usually get what you need if you network there.

I cannot attest to its longevity but it is advertised as waterproof (although extra steps are needed at the perimeter if installed in bathroom/kitchen where water could be a problem).

You'll hopefully never need the piece of paper, but just knowing (and remembering) what you agreed to is usually enough to keep things going on the right direction.

That's the concern when it comes to associations - not necessarily the threat of special assessment but how you got to the point of special assessment is usually more telling. 

They were then able to put term debt on the property, usually at 75% of value, allowing them to complete the BRRR strategy.