Once you have sufficient knowledge and an investment strategy you're comfortable with, give it a try and see if you can make things work.

I'm not sure that having a job that pays you a salary for 10 years is necessarily as terrible as you make it out to be, and yes, for-profit companies due tend to make money (they also carry all of the risk and expenses...including paying you and the costs of their turn-over when people decide after 10 years that they don't want to work there any longer.)Being self-employed is a much different life-style, (in any industry or vocation) and although it has its blessings (which is why I have been self employed the vast majority of my working life) it also comes along with its fair share of burdens.I wish you the best...

However, we don't receive sufficient feedback.  

I've decided in line with John and a few others here to address the vast majority of the items in the inspection report.

     I don't think you'll find enough people that need a 4 bedroom (vs. a 3) to sufficiently lower increase your occupancy.   

I'm am thankful to everyone that participates on the site for the sound advice and vast amount of transferable knowledge.

The vast majority were BPers,  and I found the location was fairly central for Broward and Dade.

If the coffers are full and values are strong your chances may be slim, if there are high numbers of properties not bringing any money in they will most often take what they can get just to bring the property back into paying status because the vast majority of properties that rack up large Code Enforcement liens also have past due taxes.

The vast majority of private lenders are not going to loan on an owner occupied dwelling.

If you're blaming a policy that has lowered costs for the vast majority of participants.....