Tampa is great for the nightlife and offers a lot of new places to wine/dine but the traffic can get a little crazy. 

For example, if someone has a low credit score but a great investment deal, I might suggest finding an Individual Private Lender who cares more about the property than the borrower's financial status.)Differences:Hard Money and Private Money Companies: These usually follow strict rules and have more money to lend because they have many investors.Individuals: They might offer more flexible loan terms since they decide the rules themselves.

I would recommend listening to the BiggerPockets podcast, reading the guides and blogs, or even checking out some of the books they offer there.  

I'm a little nervous too because the asking price is a little high for the amount of repairs that are needed, but I'm trying not to scare the owner with a low ball offer because I'm focused on getting him to finance the deal so I can get a low interest rate or no interest at all.

I don't own stand alone RV/Boat storage but do offer it as part of larger traditional storage facilities. 

The chances are high you will meet other house flippers that can offer insight. 

specifically the Bahamas?

Someone recently told me about an offer from Ally that was around 2.4%.

What can you offer in return?

Specific to the county, I'm likely going to try and get a contingency in the deal to allow for due diligence and pre-liminary approval for subdividing.