They need you just as much as you need them.One thing that comes to mind for me is your part time status and offering to do computer work.

Save it to your computer and have fun.

I have heard that the winners are picked by a computer, is there some secret code to get my bid picked?

It is muh more effective in protecting your computer.

We provide an array of social services (housing, food, rental assistance, computer classes,etc.)

You have your personal banker, straight out of college inputting all of your info in to a computer, and then tells you that either him or his lead will be giving you a call later on, or worse they will quote you something on the spot just to keep you happy and then change their quote three or four times.

At least I got my computer back up.

Over the years I replaced that form with a very simple sheet in "Excel", (I still have a file folder for each ppty and after entering any paid bill into the computer the paper copy goes into the folder.

Some funky ROI computation?

Furnish the house and include cable TV, Computer + router, Internet, and furniture in the rent.