I'm wondering if the Property Manager even has any authority on this thing or I need to talk to someone else. 

We are a HUD authorized Brokerage in Central Florida that suports investors.It sounds like you are well under way, but if there is any way we can assist, you just need to ask...

They host a general meeting for all of Central Florida once a month as well as county specific meet-upshttps://www.cfri.net/

All of you guys are STUCK in obedience to "authority"  (a good movie, by the way, if you can stomach the 45 minutes of exposure by Dr.

However, the Newark Housing Authority will not make it easy for you to be a landlord that does not "see or bother with the tenants".

Central Air?

In the above "success story" the author found someone with a house worth $135,000 and convinced the person to sell for $37,500.

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Going in blind; I would contact the county building Dept or authority where you live and ask them who is responsible for the natural water resources in that area.

With a short sale you generally get an authorization to release form signed from the seller.On that single form a tip is to get ALL places listed on the sheet.