Great time to get into the market and there are plenty of educational portals to pick from once you decide what direction you decide is your best route.

Picking the best option has a lot of factors..

There are variations to it, but essentially you pick your farm area and go and study 50 homes within it.  

And I can't pick up a serious buyer from my open houses either

The more contact you have with people, the better chance you have of finding a deal in the most random places.  

Couple of random thoughts...I would probably try a hybrid approach.

My 2 biggest concerns are having enough money stashed away to survive while we get a business going, (although I would not have a problem with picking up a cashiers job somewhere so we would have health insurance) and the financing to buy the business.

If you pick a winner, you can make a killing in appreciation. 

If you're in Oviedo, pick a few neighborhoods, and start walking or driving them and take down the addresses of any distressed looking properties you see.  

From what i have picked up on here is what i know i should ask for so far from doing research:1.