It was entertaining listening to the process they went through.  

ACTUALLY (insert mansplaining guy here) Plenty of title companies provide pre-foreclosure data but you are gonna have to call a ton of companies and learn how to ask.

Once you figure out the answers to these two questions, you can start to narrow down what markets make sense for you based on the FRED economic data: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/

I am looking for a CPA that specializes in short term rentals that can help me navigate this process.

If I understand you correctly, he hasn't completed the Section 8 process, and your home doesn't meet the standards.

This site will also give you neighborhood data such at school ratings and other info. 

Any bit of advice of how to start my education process and basics I should be learning would be very helpful. 

Hello everyone,I will be a first time home buyer and landlord as I am in the process of purchasing a duplex in Haddon Heights, NJ.

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@David Friedman there are generally a few brokerages in each market that heavily deal in the restaurant space, it would likely be good to get on their radar, and to @Evan Polaski 's point, having your data/features on hand to "pitch" the site is likely a good call.Other items to note would be just to understand if the current configurations of the retail spaces could be reconfigured for a restaurant, things like grease traps, larger water lines, patio requirements may all be things they are looking for.