I found out pretty quick my skills from years of running LTR didn't translate to STR and had to learn a whole new set of skills (some of which I already had from a career working with the public).  

@Diego L.That's a loaded question that is difficult to answer on a public forum.

I work with agents who know my buying criteria, and they bring deals to me before they hit the public market.

Make sure they know you plan to publicly point out to the local newspapers, Mayor's Office, and anyone who will be campaigning against them, just how stupid and lazy they are. 

The owner was motivated due to personal circumstances and wanted to avoid the hassle of listing the property publicly.

And i found launch control but the minimum is $500 a month, but they use cross-referencing data across sources to find the most accurate contact information by using a person's name and address to find their phone number, real address and email by accessing public databases, phone number directories, credit reports, utility bils, public tax records, and social media profiles. this is waaay expensive for me as a beginner. what do you suggest or if anyone has any suggestion I'd greatly appreciate it.??

Luckily in the sunshine state EVERYTHING is public record.

Eminent Domain has to be "for the public good".

For example, when I was in my large public accounting firm days, I worked on a tax return for a client who had $500m+ net revenue over hundreds/thousands of locations across 25+ states.

Your license is part of the public record, so sooner or later, your employer will find out if you're licensed.