I'm in Oregon which basically whips people for being landlords but 99% of your problems are solved by getting good tenants so screen, screen, screen. 

I've seen too many scams where people use God as way of luring people in.

Quote from @Angelous Ultionem: That's what I had researched myself but recently I've seen people talk about getting another 100 miles from the first property.

Looking for recommendations from people who have personally used a specific lender and had good experience.

@Allison Cutlip believe BP has leases for all 50 states and recommends RentRedi software.NOTE: the leases are very basic and short.

People don’t get paid a lot for providing a contact information on someone who say is in foreclosure.  

Since we are two people, we can manage the negative cash flow together.

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.

Some people get lots of phone calls day one, but not day 31 or day 131 or day 331. 

Basically it is not 2012.Good luck