Do they need to be local to your area?

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

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

If not, ask a local real estate agent.

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? 

I use a local used appliance store and have had a replacement one in place as quickly as the same day for LESS THAN $300 total!

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

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

You may need to lean on other local real estate investors in the beginning.