And or thought people were taking advantage.

Many, many people have made huge fortunes on SFR's alone.Speak extensively with anyone who invests in RE and do everything you can to pull out why you *shouldn't* do something.

However, he has 2 people interested right now.

I would also be a hard no; I don't subsidize other people's investments.

It would be mainly rented to alumni, parents of students and people exploring the area by the University of Florida.  

You cant view a lot of FL probate dosuments directly from the recorders site but you can get the key people (petitioner/decedent) then combine with the case type (summary vs formal probate admin) then look through property records to see if  they own property and whether there are encumbrances.

Think about where those people hang out and network. 

It's a great way to talk through your plans and goals for real estate with people that actually understand! 

I bought a single family because I thought I could house hack in the same way as a duplex and in ways it certainly could have and did work but I didn't expect the relational aspects of having people living in a property I purchased.

New realtors, new realty companies, new PMs aren't going to have those established relationships and *no* PMs give up the names of their people to anyone else because getting good people is difficult.