I live and invest in Johnson County, it's basically South Fort Worth as far as competition is concerned (high competition).  

@Mark Skaff Here are the basic tools and resources you need to get you started:Listing Platforms:Realnex.com - I useCostar.com - I useCatalyst.com - I useBrevitas,com - I useCrexi.com - I useLoopnet.com - I do not useCRM, customer relationship management options, you only need one:Realnex - I useClientlookApto - SalesforceDigsyMarketing package creator, you only need one:Buildout - I useRealnex - I useMicrosoft PublisherAdobe InDesignMarket and financial analysis - advanced tool:STBD - Site-To-Do-Business (Demographic and Psychographic) - I useCostar.com - Rent and sold comp and market analysis data - I useThe Analyst Pro - Online Financial Analysis toolHP10bii calculatorFuel.com - financial analysis toolRPR Commercial - I useNot all these are mandatory and there are many more that compete with the above, these are ones I've used in the past or currently using now.The key is that you have a listing platform outside the MLS, a CRM to track you contacts, clients, properties and deals, a way to create a stunning marketing package, and market and financial analysis tools.

The Supreme Court said, basically, "Well, that was just a minor oversight by those stupid legislators.

We have only ever considered investing in real estate in two basic ways: flipping a place or renting one out.

Alot of new people are going into this to be a wholesaler but dont understand the basics of being a real estate investor and are losing and leaving alot of money on the table.

The inherited tenants moved out 6 months later, I did about a 5k basic “rehab”.

Mentions are a basic requirement of any forum.

Basically, just needing to find a lender that can offer decent terms, little to no seasoning for refi's (for deals which I either financed through my personal home HELOC or other funding means), after doing full rehab and getting appraisal, of course. 

I basically require validation of strategy and suggestion of improvements or  viable alternative approaches. 

Basically she's telling you do what you got to do because she knows how things are done in Florida.