You have to take care of your basic needs: food, clothing, shelter before you can entertain the idea of educating yourself in investments.

Source: wholesalerPurchase price: 87kRepair: 10kLoan term: 5 year fix at around 5% with 20 year amoritizationRent $1275 - leased within 1 weekSimple and straightforward, no drama (rare).

Here is another food for thought: some banks allow deposits with only a person's phone number or name. 

Accepting known money from illegal sources.

That description of the property sounds pretty bad, but it does sound like they were able to get the bugs out of there if they ended up living in it.The chemicals are something to worry about - I'm thinking a combination of bombs and spreading a massive amount of diatomaceous earth (food grade) around the property until the rehabs are done.

Are you planning to use these as a primary heat source?

They are an absolutely great source of information.

Does anyone know of any reliable online sources for these specific leads?

Do your demo, source your material, and create a beautiful house… being sure to customize the house with your target market’s needs in mind.

A couple reasons off the top of my head why you may not be finding any rental comps:-No rental demand in the area so little or no property used for rentals-Extremely high rental demand...nothing is available (not likely)-Craigslist is not highly utilized in the area (thus rentals are not advertised there)-Pricing doesn't support rentals (ex. really high property taxes or insurance or high price-point purchases like $500K+)There are probably plenty of other reasons that could be the source of this challenge.