So whether you are buying to hold or wanting to flip it with minimal carrying cost, it's to your advantage as an investor to control the submission of documents and negotiating the deal yourself opposed to some firm hired by the real-estate agent.

I host a local monthly investor meetup, you'll find it in the NETWORK section - it's called the Central Oregon Investor Network and we meet monthly to discuss a variety of investing topics. 

A family member mentioned hosting open houses on the weekends.

@John Vang- normal - you pay the  first yrs  premium at closing  ....your monthly payment  includes  1/12th of your ins  premium  that you pay monthly  ..this amount compiles in yourloans  impoun account so that when the  premium is due in a year  - there should be ample funds in the impound account to  be  disbursed  by the lender to the insurance  firm to  pay for the insurance for year #2 

Does anyone have a property manager firm in the Northeast Florida area that they would highly recommend?

Hey Nathan, I host a meetup in Independence Heights at Astral Brewing, last Wednesday of every month!

I don't see why they have to make things more difficult for hosts....I just went on to VRBO and did the same updates and changes.

You'll have more competition with other professional hosts who have well crafted listings, but there are many more eyes on Airbnb than Furnished Finder.

In reality only 10% of tenants on average are bad and need a firm hand.

I am wondering if there is a centralized place that hosts all checklists for every part of the real estate investing process.For example: During the buying process, following this checklist to ensure you're following every needed step and also check for these specific things which can lead to a lower valued home (flood zone) or cause issues in the future.