Due to the nature of the situation, I highly recommend you speak to a RE attorney and tax professional about all options available to you and the estate.

In retrospect i would have loved to start out of state with the opportunities i am seeing and what i know now.I naturally built connections starting with my first realtor, who introduced me to my lender, who introduced me to my inspector, who introduced me to my contractor and going down the line. 

If you have a lot of natural light go dark if you don't go light. 

If I were you I would cancel the annual insurance and have enough saved in your emergency fund to take care of flooding in case you own the property when nature decides to flood that high.

Some people are naturally better at this than others, but anyone can improve their people skills.

It would depend on your layout and whether or not you have the proper ventilation and natural light allowances.

Once you have all of those things, breaking off into your own business and building a team is natural.

Yet drive 5 minutes and there are actual cows and actual fields, several natural springs, nature preserves..... it's night and day from downtown Orlando 25 minutes away.The wekiva parkway toll project http://www.wekivaparkway.com/ has brought Orlando Toll Road access to Apopka and Mount Dora making commuting easier than from more gridlocked cities closer to Orlando. 

You can either wait for natural appreciation as all real estate appreciates over time (even if only because of inflation) or you can force appreciation by rehabbing. 2.

My research has naturally pushed me into Arizona given location to southern CA (family is there as well), affordability, friendly taxes.