Especially in a tourist city, such as ours.  

So under 200k and within 30 minutes of 33165.The only two places I can think of within 30 minutes of Tamiami/Westchester in that price range would have to be either Brownsville/Liberty City or Homestead/Florida City.

In the master agreement there are things like what constitutes a walk off from the job, if something fails city inspection, if work is done incorrectly or with poor craftsmanship, when and how ill pay and so forth.

can anyone recommend a good real estate lawyer in MN twin cities area ?

I cant be the first person to think of this...In my city there is an owner occupant property tax exemption on the first $50,000. 

So lets get to it.I purchased a small 625 sqft SFH house in Liberty City.

I am a newbie currently doing similar research and trying to narrow down on cities.

(my latest was a 5 bedroom,   $920 guaranteed rent, $500 clear cash flow on $60,000 investment) I'm just a retired architectural designer, but I found a unique WWll city with below market and inexpensive homes with huge demand from gov sub Urban dwellers!!!

You will find many cities restrict the number of unrelated persons living together.

One of the best ways to get good information is to call local General Contractors to ask for referrals or City Building Inspectors.