Also, I'm trying to gather resources that others have had success with (so far I'm finding Morgan Brennan's articles at Forbes magazine and Altos research to have pretty consistent findings and I've been keeping an eye on BP as well....

Coverage map web sites don't help either because you go outside walk ten steps and you have five bars.So...do you ask your applicant to double check their carrier during the showings?

There is no better source of information on the web ;)

Interesting AMA article on that http://www.amanet.org/news/AMA-2010-critical-skill...See my collection I am building http://bundlr.com/b/sales-and-persuasion-skillsI love entrepreneur magazine and inc magazine. 

After several days of tirelessly searching over the web...that is near to impossible in Miami unless you want a house in the ghetto (which is obviously not what I'm going for).

Well I stumbled upon this article that offered some web portals to find services and tips.

Said they were finding their deals through serious SEO marketing when in fact they were farming other investor's web sites and trying to sell those deals and they had little to knowledge of the property details.3. 

It may not be what you wanted it to be, but you're not in the red...and, that will only increase over time as rents appreciate, but your mortgage costs remain the same (assuming you have a fixed mortgage...please say you do), so, the longer you hold, the better off you'll end up (assuming you don't see any other issues).In the future, I'd recommend that you use the calculator that's available for each of the properties on HomeUnion's web site to change the numbers (vacancy rate, loan terms, maintenance provisions, etc.) to see where you'll end up in different scenarios.Good luck with your future investments. 

@Aaron Hardin, I just checked the Dallas REIG web site and it says they are ceasing all meetings until after the holidays.  

She's been featured in numerous magazines and show houses around the southeast.