If you do get one, check out the consumer affair reviews before you choose a company, and then read any companies exceptions very carefully.

Just do your research, get to know your local landlord laws, and use tools available to make the process easier on you and less time-consuming.

This seems like an amazing community and I appreciate all of the useful advice I have already been consuming on here.

And it does what cartels do, lobbying to for licensing laws to limit competition--for the "benefit of consumers," of course.I take your word for it, @John Thedford, that it is illegal to wholesale without a license in Florida.  

I've been lurking around, learning, reading the books and consuming podcasts like crazy trying to increase my knowledge here ready to jump off and start finding some deals.  

I will be working as a housing and consumer litigation summer associate for the summer.

While not entirely rational, the MFRE market is dominated by professional investors, and is therefore more rational.MFRE Is not strongly correlated with the overall economy, while SFR house prices are strongly impacted by consumer sentiment.  

@Sergio Rodriguez, I feel your pain, finding deals is a complicated, time consuming process.  

I am currently driving for Uber part time, helping me to learn how to talk to people, and keep an eye out for vacant properties while earning extra cash, and have spoken to a few consumers who said that they work for a developer who does want students,  but is over whelmed with students looking to rent.If I can be of any assistance to you, please let me know.Carl Talley 

I've never done them but I've heard they can be a bit time consuming and paper heavy.