@Stone Teran generally no the city or county will go through the tax sale process before discounting the amount due. 

I am looking to act only as an investor, not real estate agent and believe in making sure agents get paid their full commission on deals for their hard work, maybe even opportunity to partner on deals if the person, price and deal is right.1) Investor friendly real estate agent/broker who has actually invested and/or several real estate investments in West Palm Beach, Broward or Martin counties.2) Property manager who knows if there are any commercial multifamily property owners who are fed up and ready to sell at a discount off market.3) Private lenders or banks that are investor friendly and provide up to 80% LTV for commercial properties.

Also, any thoughts on buying homes at a discount, fixing them up to Sec 8 standards and flipping to Sec 8 Landlords?

I've been doing research on public land records and was wondering what the best way to find properties that could be purchased at a discount.

You are either going to be putting some money into prepping it or discounting your estimated sale price (did you even see comps?).

And yes, do not rent out to family members because they'll expect some kind of family discount.

I'm married to my soul mate, Tyra and we're  excited to jump in the deep end of real estate investing.  

At face value a $50,000 discount seems like a lot, but when you look at all the comps you can easily see that the property is grossly overpriced.

You might have to determine if the wear is too deep to refinish.  500 sqft isn't that much, so it might be worthwhile to redo.  

My PM quoted me $4,311 for get ready, which includes new renter-grade carpet/pads, interior painting, deep cleaning.