Also find some funding and some friends that can help catapult me to where I am trying to go.Hey Jerome,I used to be in the trucking industry myself.

By utilizing section 8 income we will turn it into a property that is insured beyond belief and make over $ 418,000 gross $320,268 net.

I've never seen anything like this in 15 years of being in the industry.  

Leave it in your name, get a new insurance policy and call it a day and rent it out

Other sites that can be successful included Facebook (specific groups you are targeting like traveling nurses or 5th ward housing, etc), Airbnb/VRBO (30+ day stays) and insurance placements like ALE Solutions.

Starting from my backyard I'm looking to connect with some vets in the industry and familiar to the area/market.

You might find it useful to attend a meetup or two just to learn how other folks got their start into the industry :) I host a small/intimate meetup once a month in LIC, check it out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1214850-meet...

And, not confident of the earnings/industry in the area to feel good about LTR. 

Contrary to most business lending, the REI industry has a lot of "non-bank" lenders that provide attractive loans that can lower your cost of capital and improve your profit/cash flow. 

I feel sorry for the people losing everything in the fires , insurance will go up .But I wish I was the guy  driving this bulldozer ;t=162s