Keep in mind that they usually have already their network and agents on the field, so be ready that they will ask what you have available.

Also I see money being added up by numerous declined deals.

I can tell you numerous stories of CA investors that I've met at meet ups who have lost money OOS, especially Class C. 

I concur 100% that it is an underutilized resource with it numerous benefits compared to, “civilian, conventional loans.” 

I'm simply looking for advice from people seasoned in this field and to try to continue gaining as much knowledge as possible.

In our24 years of experience, managing almost 100 S8 leases currently, the average S8 tenant has a FICO under 580, numerous collections from utility & cell phone companies, doesn't want to pay a security deposit, much less an application fee and claims they don't know how to fill out their S8 paperwork despite being in the program for several years - hint: they want YOU to do it for them.Most, not all, are eligible for government assistance due to a funeral-march of bad choices.REALITY: you are trust trading one set of problems for another.You can succeed with S8, but you need to understand the challenges and plan accordingly.

For numerous reasons, this strategy is not anywhere near as simple as it appears, and the risk of default problems can be quite high if the seller is inexperienced or unknowledgeable.    

Also, listen to podcasts that are geared towards passive investors like Passive Wealth Strategies for Busy Professionals and Passive Investing From Left Field.

NOTE: The 'State' field for name badge does not want to accept Arizona, I had to use an alternate state.

ISpeed want's recording's of calls, which is very difficult to accomplish when, as in this case, I purchased the lead while in the field from my cell phone.