Do they need to be local to your area?

If not, ask a local real estate agent.

Check your local rules for what to do with her property. 

I don't know how it works, but you can ask in your local host group.Not in a local host group?

If not, ask a local real estate agent.

If they have local properties,  drive by and check out the properties for yourself.3. 

I don't believe you can just rent to section 8 without having gone through the approval processA rental becomes Section 8 approved when the landlord accepts an applicant with a HousingChoice voucher and requests their local Housing Authority conduct an inspection.

Question for you, when you say you buy your leads from a friend offshore, are you wholesaling over seas or are these local leads your buying offshore? 

You have to take what you have learned and supplement that with at least one local investor meetup a month.

I'm not affected by any of the things you mentioned.Real estate is local.