Hello,I hope this is in a good section, Its my first true post other than my introduction earlier today.I have rentals in the central florida area and as such I scour Zillow and Realtor.com on a regular bases just to get an idea on pricing, sales and other rentals.Mine are in a complex called Columbia Arms.

The mobile home dealerships can help in this area since they receive calls from buyers on a regular basis.Hope that helps, good luck!

My 2 Patch of Land investments(1% monthly) are being paid monthly as promised.The other 11 investments have been too recent to produce any cash flow.

There is a good chance to rent as my neighborhood is near a private university and there are other rentals in my neighborhood but the going rents will not fully cover my mortgage, taxes, insurance; not to mention the HOA fees, lawn service, regular maintenance.

Now I've got a big ol' list of properties I can sort by any number of criteria and have been sending letters to the ones I think will be most likely to produce leads.On properties I think may be potential deals, I drive by and take a look to see if it looks vacant and to get a rough idea of condition, and then snap a quick photo.

As for the extra maintenance and such, you can get regular lawn maintenance for $100-150/mo.

I started researching information/ideas on the internet and actually downloaded a beginners guide to real estate produce by biggerpockets on my iPhone.This lead me to the forum and I am starting my networking here on this website.

If you get with the right company ie. one that regularly works with investors.

In the longer term, I want to gradually build a portfolio of income producing properties and learn what it takes to both make this happen as well as make it sustainable.

You'll have to head out to the OC for the closest ones that meet regularly but there are several great ones there.