If you have a little extra cash you can always set up a VA (virtual assistant) to handle many small tasks that are involved in sifting through the rubble to find a great deal.  

You should visit Tarrant Reginal Auto Crimes Task Force, and they will read everything to you, and I hope you will understand it.Interesting that you are an expert in criminal and civil law in Virginia, Texas, and Ontario, Canada all while living in Orlando.

The $1,000 estimate for the equipment isn't unreasonable, but my concern is that this system requires internet/cellular service to transmit data to the provider.  

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The President’s declaration allows HUD to offer foreclosure relief and other assistance to certain families living in this county.HUD is: Granting immediate foreclosure relief – HUD granted a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures and forbearance on foreclosures of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured home mortgages; Making mortgage insurance available – HUD's Section 203(h) program provides FHA insurance to disaster victims who have lost their homes and are facing the daunting task of rebuilding or buying another home.

You can't learn to do these kind of deals from the internet.

Last time I did this, I spent five days and only got two of 6 to show up and of the two, one never passed me his bids and one turned out to be a bathroom specialist only and did not want the other task associated with the job.  

What I've learned with handymen and contractors and such is that they are very task-oriented, rather than big picture oriented.

Most of us do not have power and internet, so do not expect answers yet.

I think that Access (a relational database) would be much more suitable for the task.