Now, facing lease renewals, I discovered two tenants has a history of evictions from my Internet research.

This is always the "tell" - if someone presents themselves as a guru or has discovered a "secret" to quick success in something related to real estate LOGIC = they would keep it to themselves as a closely guarded trade secret and reap the rewards, not spread it far and wide for a quick buck..

I have a friend who discovered a contractor was hooking his hoses up to her water faucets during the day while she was at work so his crews would have water at their jobsite.

We have very much enjoyed listening to BP podcasts where we discovered this gem of a community.Cheers!

After going on a buying spree of over a dozen properties, I realized (the hard way) just how many expensive mistakes I'd made, and discovered I'd saddled myself with a lot of liabilities rather than assets.

But on inspection, we discovered that the basement was never water-proofed and there are some visible signs of water seepage in the unfinished parts of the basement. is this a deal breaker?

That can be by Door knocking, Phone calls, Website, Bandit signs, Mailers, SMS, Voice Mail, Email, etc.When the "distressed home owner" discovers the law, because either a smart attorney who tracks foreclosures (and there are a lot of hungry attorneys who do track foreclosures) contacts them, or a relative, which is quite common as well, tells them they got ripped off, the Attorney General is contacted.

If this closes, I'll be 10 miles from TSMC and Suppliers, once they extend 67th Ave to 303 (and close to 3 hospitals, 2 colleges, Westgate Entertainment, USAA, Cigna, Farmers, PetSmart, Discover, MassMutual, Cintas, UnitedHealthcare, FedEx, Waste Management, Honeywell).  

Slowly discovering FL has some convoluted rules regarding STRs. thanks!

As someone who has paid to go through multiple real estate training programs and mentorships, I'm curious to know your thoughts on what I have experienced, observed, learned, and discovered in the past few years.