@Louie Gabriel @Marcus Auerbach Thank you both for the information and tips!

You can find them at ww.wiscoreia.com   Then click on locations to find the one nearest to you. 

or any special tips/advice on getting a message to the owner, who obviously does not live there anymore, or possibly does not visit the property anymore.  

Any advice or tips related to financing projects would be wonderful and greatly appreciated! 

Also, any other tips and due diligence suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Thank you!

@Kurt BraunerThanks for the tip.

Thanks for the tip, I will google them and check it out.

Selected my primary market(s) and made a "field" trip to the Tampa, FL areas to get to know the sub markets and meet with brokers Began underwriting 5+ properties weekly - originally on my own, but now do this with a few partners With all the force and momentum created with the actions above, it didn't take too long before I made a few connections that "clicked."

It seems like a great opportunity for someone just starting out .I know the basics of it & I’m enrolling in local real estate groups to start building my buyers list, my question is what are some of the things you guys messed up on in the beginning that you would do different, have any general ideas/ tips that could help me start off/ for the long run ?

@Leonard Brown Thanks for the tips!