Do they need to be local to your area?

If not, ask a local real estate agent.

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

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

cant start by owning a 10 mil apartment complex or a shopping center or office building.

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? 

Some need more.CPM is interesting as I've never tracked it before but calling 1000 people should cost about $50-$300 bucks (VA caller and $0.20 per record) assuming its done in two 8 hour calling shifts. 1000 contacts/conversations will cost quite a bit more.I run a call center for Real Estate agents with VA callers so I track some of these numbers very closely.