I just need to be pointed in the right direction because I get deals in my inbox from people I communicate with all over the country.

It seems they have crossed into CPA territory and no longer need do it themselves.

Charleston (in my biased opinion) is one the best places to live in the country.

@Ike Okwerekwu Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Many illegal immigrants have been in the country for many years and live with families or friends that may not need to vacate housing because other will stay. 

Quote from @Brady Morgandy Morgan: Appreciate you sharing your numbers, always interesting to see what costs are in other parts of the country.

@Andrew Slezak  HUD does studies of rent for the whole country and published the MEDIAN rent for every area/county/zipcode in the country. 

Donating money to large (FEMA, Red Cross), local organizations or Go Fund Me pages would be the quickest way.

The FHA rules/regs (in particular the FHA self-sufficiency test) are applied the same across all markets, and I know for a fact that in rural communities across the country, and big cities that are not particularly desirable places to live, it's not a deal-breaker, I am not commenting on those areas. 

Even in the most ludicrously priced area of the country (along with Manhattan!).