My vote is either check it out in person or 100% skip.

I want to take this list of leads and text each one, inserting their name and a canned message. I want the message to be sent out thru my actual phone number though so I can receive responses, have iMessage when commu...

As-is, if they move out, the deposit won't come near covering the repairs at all (cost of doing business and making the poor decision to let them move in on my part) and I think there will be a good chance they will skip out on last month's rent also. 

I had read this before but it had skipped my mind.

The weather is great year round and you get all kinds of tourists visiting for Ron Jon’s, the space center, cruises, and you’re just a skip away from all that Orlando offers.

Most of the time I will skip houses with foundation problems. 

I was more looking for a skeleton of a spreadsheet because I’m not experienced in using excel, so the skeleton would allow me to skip learning excel and allow me to focus more on the numbers.

Skip tracing is 12 cents per address. 

Might need a skip trace platform or use a free one if on a budget. 

The term for finding someone is a "Skip Trace".