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.

Because your activity right up until renting will act a lot like a developer there will be a natural skepticism on the part of the IRS if ultimately audited. 

I decided against metal due to the sharp nature of it (thanks @Mike Reynolds).

Those are for natural persons.

I think somewhere on the website there is a digital calculator you can use to determine whether or not a particular property is going to really natural any profit or is worth your time?

If natural gas is available, that would be an obvious choice.

Talking to someone over the phone or texting does not convey their true nature.