In case you forgot, Biggerpockets.com is a "Social network for the real estate investing community.

You are revitalizing, offering space for social contribution, commerce and community development.

And someday, if Title III crowdfunding is ever legalized, you get all the social benefits of having your community invest along side with you. 

I've seen a few REI announcements flying around, but we may need to have a BP social some time soon for South Floridians!

Other resources Facebook, Google search, Linkend, social media, ask for several referrals so you may call each of them and verify the person or company you are looking to hire (VERIFY THE REFFERALS as well), visit them and the market you choose, and or call several local real estate agents and ask questions they will be able to help a lot.

Be sure to read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessFinally -be sure to setup some keyword alerts - especially for "Mission" so you can jump into local conversations.See you around the forums!

And then what happens is the longer it sits, the more risk there is for damage and the more likelihood there is that hud will have to discount it more.The govt should not be using these homes as some sort of social experiment when the taxpayer is the one footing the bill. 

Self employment tax or SET is social security plus medicare.  

If you are not actively sending them deals and just want to stay in touch then using Linked In, Google or some other more "professional" type of social media works. 

You may need to do more damage control because the property manager had access to the tenant's social security number.