The contractors text me a bill or tell me what the tenant did to cause the problem. 

My main concern here is the seller 25% financing. 

There are too many fly by night guys that don't stand behind their work and will end up causing you many headaches.

There seems to be a lot of available apartments on Facebook and Craigslist which kind of concerns me.Thanks

@Val JazGood day, what was the cause of the $200 overage?

You're unlikely to get fired or laid off so the concern of needing 6 months of bills money saved up is a bit less of a concern.

Again don't get intimidated by his wealth cause everyone had to start somewhere. 

Florida’s sun is already hard enough on a roof plus throw in the rain and hurricanes and I don’t need to add any other items that could cause damage ever.  

But the one many don't consider is theft, whether it's from contractors stealing materials, or someone breaking in and stealing tools, materials, or just simply vandalizing the place, causing delays. 

Their criteria are rigid and hard to meet in this current climate, so I'm concerned that if I go that route and it takes 1-2 years to get in the game then I'm missing a lot of learning opportunities from just buying my own small deal to learn the ropes.