One of them was that Section 8 would not pay market rates.

If you pay the same two points in your scenario, you can get into the low 6% range.

We went to the Tittle Insurance Company, who paid the bill then sued the former owner for recovery using their own attorney and paying ttheir own attorney. 

There are also some affordable monthly educational subscriptions you can consider before paying tens of thousands for a coaching program.

If you literally feel like your twiddling your thumbs you can come up with contingencies for when bad things happen like not paying rent, not getting along, not keeping house clean, partying too much, etc.

Unless you already have a buyer you’ll probably end up paying a buyer’s broker 2-2.5%.

If you have trusted family members, and they are willing, of course, then yes, they can be your boots on the ground. 

This is tough, eats into your margins and normally you'll pay more on your first few projects developing the relationships and it'll get more favorable to you over time.- ACTUALLY does good work.

During the pandemic I was working with several traveling nurses who were looking for short term rentals in the area, close to hospital systems, and were willing to pay 50-70% over market rent for 3-6 month leases. 

If you fail to show up with the $95,000, you forfeit your $5,000 bid and the property would be auctioned off again.So your bidding money is at risk until you pay the balance.After you win the bid, there is a 10 day redemption period in Florida where the owner can more or less "claw back" the property by paying all the money that is owed to the lender that is foreclosing.