IE scheduling showings, entering tenant payments and following up on past due accounts, research, data entry, contract compliance, etc.There are a lot of firms out there that can cater to a specific purpose.

I have been able to enter the market out east where the taxes and house value is lower.

Basically asked for sexual favors in place of rent payment, and also entered a property to harass a tenant while she was asleep, among others complaints that spanned several years. 

You then start with Pipl.com, enter names and any phone numbers you run across, then try Facebook, MyLife, LinkdIn, etc and look for them and look for relatives.

And Zillow. . . well, Zillow looks at the number that will make a buyer click a link and enter their information. 

As for your decision about entering the commercial real estate space, you should educate yourselves first as to what it entails, what the demand is in the area and whether the property(ies) you're considering to buy will pan out to make financial sense as a good investment.

Best to start off knowing everything is set up right if you're going to enter into a partnership.

If you acquire a property with any existing lease, voucher or not, you have to honor the terms...you're assuming the continuation of the agreement the prior owner entered into upon acquisition of the new property...you don't have a choice to not participate for the duration of the lease if you want paid.

After entering the house at the request of the tenants for some basic maintenance I find cigarette ash trays, hookah pipes and water bongs. 

Enter Private money lenders.