While I do not subscribe strictly to either major political party, I do notice a correlation between sometimes extremely restrictive landlord/tenant laws and the color of the state on the electoral map every four years.

I am extremely interested in the downtown Winter Garden area so I watch it very very closely and I am now working with one investor and one family wanting to purchase in the area.I have been listening to the BP podcast in the car for a few months now (just about all I listen to) so I feel like I have picked up a good bit of knowledge from it but it's nothing compared from the knowledge you gain doing a deal.  

As I'm sure you know, homes around this area are extremely expensive and hardly worth buying to rent out.

I did not and refunded the deposit and sold it to somebody else.The buyer got "cold feet", literally.

Due to the fact that I do not actually have any real deals YET; I would only impart this: "Provide value", if not cold hard cash, then like others say, get out and bust your *** for someone who is in the play. 

Safe and extremely walkable.

I became an investor before I became an agent, and it was extremely apparent that many agents don't really have a solid grasp of how investors make decisions.  

I usually schedule light for the winter as most of my guys enjoy being out of the cold but with our current string of warmth, drop me a line if you are interested.Dave

Referrals, post cards, cold calling, and passing out my business card 1 at a time. 

Some places that seem OK when the weather is cold seem less so when people start hanging out outside.