These same new people, po st about their dreams and goals of grandeur, and don't put in the blood sweat and grit that it really takes to do this. 

There is ONLY one real confidence booster.And I challenge anyone and everyone to the death on this one.Working hard, sweating tears and blood,  standing back up after you get bish-slapped to the ground, rising above it all trembling and bloody, .... depositing your first paycheck and hear that "chee cheeng"...

The more blood, sweat and tears you give it now, it will pay you back 10 fold, later.

I believe your cell number is on the card you gave me.

Parse out Companies/LLC's - most skip trace companies do not provide phone numbers for companies You still need to find cell phone numbers but you are on your way to becoming a list scrubbing ninja 

Build network of like-minded folks and win/win syndicators so i can find a place is to invest this year.Not tooting my own horn but you might wanna check the articles below out:Deal Screening Checklist for Passive Multifamily InvestorsThe Inside Track to Vetting A Multifamily Deal SponsorYou'll save yourself a ton of heartache, loss of brain cells and time. 

You'd have the most potential if you buy when the situation is still really bad (when there's blood in the streets so to speak) but the risk is too high as the situation might not improve.

When they realize that they will loose the roof over their head the rent suddenly moves ahead of other bills such as car, groceries, cell phone, weed, beer, cigarettes, lottery, new purse etc.....The ones that really can't come up with the money, well tough.

They are Section 8, and 100% of their rent is subsidized by the city so I'm at least getting paid, however both the husband and wife have had their cell phones disconnected and are not responding to messages.

If the property is very low rent, i would possibly increase that to 4x, just because some costs of living are not linear with income (think cell phone bills, they are basically the same for poor and rich people).