I'm asking because from a few hours of googling around, it seems like the numbers across website are wildly different (I've seen from ~5% to 10% for the same exact zipcode), and I'm wondering which ones the veterans trust?

I am a computer geek by training, but I am interested in generating passive income so that my family can have financial security and the opportunity to travel and have adventures (without the day job). 

We could possibly pull out all of our money in this scenario, but more of the cashflow would be gone due to shorter term.I could also look at hard money loans here, just haven't explored that option any more than the 3 featured for my state on Bigger Pockets website.  7% at 30 years seems to be what is coming up.My partner and I would consider private funding or even giving up a majority of the deal to put none of our own money in as two other options. 

In which I responded with a screenshot from the county's website. 

For starters, you could use the common real estate websites like Zillow and Trulia.

I have sent a request through in your company website and hope to be able to do business in the near future.

He posted his fallout with OP on his website.

According to the tax records I found on the county website the taxes are delinquent and the owner currently has the property listed for 60K+ on MLS.

I have a propensity to take the risk if there is a greater reward and I am looking to generate returns for a longer-term time frame of 5 - 7 years.How would I go about making my investment decision to deploy this 30k purely as an investor?

If you are on this website, you're headed in the right direction.