I would talk to an attorney to see if you can file a judgement against her for owed rents after her lease ends without evicting her

I personally live in Orlando too and invest in Ohio, but I grew up in the town I invest in and have trusted people there.I'm not talking you out of it, but perhaps try to find something around here, maybe in a area that still has homes that are reasonable like deep in Polk County or Volusia like Deltona, Haines City areas. 

Would love to talk more about your experience.

Wouldn't an agent want to price the home higher so they can continue to make the most money from a lower commission?

And I'm not even talking about the logistics issues, having people on the ground, having knowledge of the laws.

Talking to lenders also can help get your finances in order. 

I live far away so we'd been talking about me putting down 67% of the down payment with him putting down 33%.

Lance knows what he’s talking about, he does have resources, and he does work with people.

Have you talked to multiple realtors or just looked at Zestimate or something?

What's something YOU learned that nobody talks about in Real Estate?