HOWEVER the Lucas County Court also is inquiring about the source of rental funding - Section 8 and in my suspicion all aid agencies (Lead Families Home, Red Cross, VA, Salvation Army, Lutheran/Catholic/etc Services) are ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED. 

Hard to do on 100% financingBig sneaky expenses that sometimes get overlooked are cast iron pipe sewer repair/root damage and older windows.

Can you provide a source for that "acceptable use" ? 

I'm a Process Engineer by experience, did many years in an automotive supplier plant, so I like to think I have the eye and mind for breaking things down, finding the root of the issues, and building systems, so anytime you want to talk shop, or just shoot the bull I'm always down!  

@Kat HusseySyndicates, crowd funding, crowd sourcing, pooled investments, private funds, etc.

How do I know a good/bad deal, value-adds, flips, BRRRR, maybe even syndicate tips, only online sources available.

These are far from the only good sources of information but they are solid starting points.

Since I entered the buying market in January for my first deal, I found that the MLS may not be the greatest source of finding deals.

I have never attended a meeting as I live overseas currently but the meeting recordings and podcast have been a good source of info for me on the Northern Colorado markethttps://www.meetup.com/Northern-Colorado-Real-Estate-Investor-Group/Other events in your area can be found here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings?

Better to find other sources of capital for your real estate ventures.