A few methods include: Real estate conferences (which can be costly), joining paid communities (which can really be costly), the meetups and forums posted in BiggerPockets, local events, and other online softwares that allow you to search for buyers specifically interested in your location and preferences (of which I like freipro.com the best).

We have a guy that calls it the enemy method.

What banks do you guys like for this method?

The OA is silent on the method of ownership. 

Seems to be a solid method of investing (assuming it is done correctly, that is).

Zillow and google maps and other Internet methods aren't enough these days.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...

Quote from @Patrick Braswell: It's the best method of building wealth, bar none.

Being that section 8 tenants average time in a property is 7-8 years, they are under the housing authority, they also wouldn’t want to lose their voucher, especially if they waited years to get in and much more.Am I safe investing with this method in a tenant friendly state?

For calculating this, there is a bunch of methods, first months rent is easiest to understand and execute, but might not represent how much work you put into the deal especially if the tenant is very picky or gets denied.

If there isn’t an appraisal report for your property, utilize one of the other methods discussed below.Comparable SalesIf an appraisal report is not available or feasible to obtain, you can analyze comparable sales on land that is raw and undeveloped in your location.