I'm am thankful to everyone that participates on the site for the sound advice and vast amount of transferable knowledge.

The vast majority were BPers,  and I found the location was fairly central for Broward and Dade.

If the coffers are full and values are strong your chances may be slim, if there are high numbers of properties not bringing any money in they will most often take what they can get just to bring the property back into paying status because the vast majority of properties that rack up large Code Enforcement liens also have past due taxes.

The vast majority of private lenders are not going to loan on an owner occupied dwelling.

If you're blaming a policy that has lowered costs for the vast majority of participants.....

I am a novice when it comes to real estate investing so I am hoping to gain a vast amount of knowledge from everyone.

You want to focus in on what they have going for them that will make them good tenants.Lastly, to cover your risk, collect a sufficient security deposit at the start of tenancy and don't use it for anything until after the tenant moves out.

The reason the vast majority of individuals are on section 8 is because they have mental or similar problems. 

There is way too much there to answer in a sufficient manner to walk you through every scenario of how to work these leads. 

The vast majority aren't selling this instant, but if you stay in contact with them via mail/phone/email, you'll be at the top of their mind when it comes time to sell.