Hi BP:I'm using the GOOGLE VOICE feature to communicate with potential tenants as it's frequently used by BP and other REIs.  

You can get a free phone number at Google Voice3) Yes, double sided.

Eligibility is dependent on borrower income and census tract which you can google to find out.

You can typically find them by googling wholesalers in your area or look for signs that say "We Buy Houses" and call the number.After that you could also send out direct mail to lists of home owners with equity in their house.  

Google up Paul Nehrbass at The Federal Savings Bank.

I'd rip the band-aid off and move on to the next one.

See if it can just pull the distance from google maps then put it on a clipboard then to excel

It has chapters on wholesaling, hard money lending, private lending, etc.As well, there are also multiple guides under the BP education tab that aid in education.Also, at www.biggerpockets.com/books  BP has put together a list of the 20 best real estate books, and some may have info to help you!

I am very thankful to have found this site and community when I googled how to start in this industry.  

If she hasn't given you the deposit back in a timely manner, as per your state law, then I bet you can google her and find out where she lives in some way.