The city has also started publishing regular reports on the changes in crime by police district that you can find on the city's website here.Also the new mayor and police chief have done a fantastic job on starting to turn things around.

i.e. actual vs published FMR I am seeing a big difference in their published FMR’s vs what some section 8 properties are actually collecting($550 actual vs $1000-1150 published FMR).

There are a lot of great tools out there you can use to screen but I would suggest a platform that helps with not only listing the property (publishing it to 10+ other listing sites, which helps you to cast a wider net) but also comprehensive tenant screening which includes a nationwide criminal background check, credit check, eviction history check, and requires references for prior tenancy.

In addition, I searched for the publisher, and I was able to get in contact with her to ask more questions.

For publishing the opportunity, it is best to keep the address undisclosed until you can be contacted for specifics at which point you should request the sign the NDNC before revealing the addresses.  

What's not clear is whether they will be publishing phone numbers and email addresses.  

For example, instead of creating a note for $7,000 at 9.73% interest for 36 months payable at $225 a month, why not do the same deal this way:A $9,000 note with payments of $225 a month for 40 months at zero interest?

At this point you'll execute the term sheet and send cut a check payable to the lender for the good faith deposit.

You would create a 95k lien on it, payable to another company you own.

Finally, I understand you have state/ county taxes as well as federal taxes... are these state taxes payable even during void periods where the property is empty?