I have flipped over 35 lower end properties, but hesitate going to high in Naples and Ft. Myers where the house pricing has zoomed up. I have found many flipable houses but hesitate wondering if I may be biting off mo...

In most states it is public record and can be accessed on the tax site. 

My info: I stopped direct mail two years ago due to lack of response and the cost per deal reaching close to my typical wholesale fee (breaking even, with a marketing cost of per deal $7-10k) I switched to flipping the deals to get a larger piece of the pie as lead flow had dropped 75%.

Up to you how you’d like to proceed.Let me know what would be the best way to access the inventory you recommend and we can go from there. 

The building inspector shows up and has now placed a Stop Work Order on my front door.In addition, she apparently also called the Board of Health and they came to inspect the property.

I have no intention of managing the property, however I also have no intention on buying a property somewhere that someone can stop paying rent and I cannot evict them for several months due to state laws

As much as I despise taxes getting out of control, no, it will not stop anything.

He is experienced and frequently has access to off market deals.

You can use the search feature (magnifying glass in upper right corner) to access the more popular ones. 

Not in the sense of bad properties or anything, just in the sense of too many rentals in the area and the gov't might try and step in to stop it.