In real estate there is plenty of room for people to succeed and you will find individuals who want to help.

As Gary indicated, you could totally "house hack" and that could potentially provide you free housing plus additional income depending on the deal.

@Jason Lagan Welcome to the Central Florida area, lots to learn in this city but BiggerPockets is a great source to help out with the resources of individuals here.

.- Occasionally when looking at other small units for rent, I see that the landlord has indicated that they'll only accept one tenant for the space.

To perform a lot split on an existing lot with an already built home, the new bill allows requirements from individual municipalities to set minimum lot SF and layouts, there are utility easement issues, and most existing homeowners will not want to split their SF lot on their primary residence.

“Good Cause is a major win for the people of Hudson who are being forced out—through no fault of their own—by landlords chasing greater profits.”Just another incremental loss of individual freedom and property rights.  

The best indicator for natural disaster probability is homeowners insurance cost.

I've also read about 75% of the books on BP plus many other real estate books. 3) Make Large Leaps by by taking each step individually - Brandon and David say it all the time.

A few questions for you; are you looking to purchase as an individual or under an entity? 

With a multi-head mini-split, each room can be individually controlled.